One of the first things, Pedro wants to do is pay the rent of his neighbors for a couple of months. He also needs to pay almost $30,000 in child support (he had a pending court hearing and could be arrested if he doesn't pay the bill). But of course, with 200 million dollars lump sump, he surely has the money.
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The Powerball jackpot has climbed to $475 million after no tickets matched the winning numbers in Wednesday night's drawing, according to a message early Thursday on the multistate lottery's website. Wednesday's $360 million jackpot was considered the third largest in Powerball history and the seventh largest overall. A jackpot of $475 million ranks as the second largest for Powerball and third biggest overall. Ref. USAToday
The Powerball jackpot rose today to $600 million, making it the second largest lottery jackpot in U.S. History.
The drawing is scheduled for Saturday.
The largest lottery jackpot in U.S. History was $656 million in the Mega Millions game in March 2012. Three winning tickets were sold in Illinois, Kansas and Maryland.
In November, winners in Arizona and Missouri shared the second largest lottery jackpot -- $587.6 million. Ref. CNN
The winning numbers for the largest multistate Powerball jackpot are: 22, 10,13,14, 52 and the Powerball number is 11.
The jackpot, with a cash value of $376.9 million, marks the largest in Powerball history, surpassing a $587.6 million jackpot split by winners in Arizona and Missouri in November.
The largest lottery jackpot in U.S. History was $656 million in the Mega Millions game in March 2012. That was split by three tickets sold in Illinois, Kansas and Maryland. Ref. BBC
The winner of a $590 million Powerball jackpot has come forward, the Florida Lottery confirms. A press conference is scheduled for 2 p.m. ET. The winning ticket was purchased last month from a Publix grocery store in Zephyrhills, and is the largest sole lottery jackpot winner in history. Ref. USAToday
Wow, that is a whole lot of money, man, whoever this person is must very lucky to be the winner of that jackpot.
Edited: Felipe on 5th Jun, 2013 - 7:20pm
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She might not live to see another year with the amount, I hope she hired a lawyer to keep track of things because money turns people evil real fast.
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