How One Lottery Winner Blew Through $10 Million
Days after a $338 million Powerball drawing, it's a good time to remember that the sudden gains of a lottery windfall can be fleeting. Just ask Sharon Tirabassi.
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Winning Ticket for $338M Lottery Sold in New Jersey
The holder of a single ticket, sold in New Jersey, has won Saturday's $338 million Powerball lottery drawing.
Arizona Ticket Holder Claims Half of Record $587.5 Million Powerball Jackpot
The holder of a winning lottery ticket bought in Arizona has come forward to claim half of the record $587.5 million Powerball lottery jackpot, the Arizona lottery said on Friday. The unidentified ticket holder shares the huge prize in the November 29 draw with a Missouri couple who claimed their prize a week ago.
Why Retirement Is Like Winning the Lottery
The new retiree has a lot in common with a lottery winner. But there is at least one major difference. If you buy a lottery ticket, you have a miniscule chance of winning. If you contribute to your retirement account, you're bound to win.
Missouri Powerball Winners Are Mechanic and Wife
A 52-year-old Missouri mechanic and his wife claimed their share Friday of the record $588 million Powerball jackpot. Mike and Cindy Hill are taking the lump sum option, which means that after taxes, they will receive about $136.5 million.
Missouri Powerball Winner Verified; Arizona's Is Still a Mystery
Lottery officials in Missouri verified its state's winning Powerball ticket after it was presented to them late Thursday. The Arizona winner had yet to come forward, but has 180 days to do so.
Winning Tickets Sought in $588 Million Powerball Jackpot
The search is on for the country's newest multimillionaires, the holders of two tickets that matched all six numbers to claim a record $588 million Powerball jackpot. The winning tickets were sold at a convenience store in suburban Phoenix and a gas station just off Interstate 29 in a small northwestern Missouri town.
2 Winning Powerball Tickets Will Share $588 Million Jackpot
Two lucky tickets -- one sold in Arizona and another in Missouri -- will split the largest Powerball jackpot ever. The numbers drawn Wednesday night for the $587.5 million prize were 5, 16, 22, 23, 29. The Powerball was 6. Winners have not yet come forward with either ticket.
Lottery Winners Share Lessons, Risks of a Giant Powerball Prize
For the winners of the $500 million Powerball jackpot, past winners of mega-lottery drawings have some sound financial advice: Stick to a budget, invest wisely, learn to say no and be prepared to lose friends while riding an emotional roller-coaster of joy, anxiety, guilt and distrust.
American Jackpots: Her Lottery Win Life Is More Fish Than Glitz
Sandra Hayes of St. Louis has settled into a version of her life that she would have called a fantasy just six years ago. But it's easy to see this Powerball winner hasn't let the money change her.
Lottery Winners: What to Do With Your Multimillion-Dollar Windfall
Three Baltimore-area public school employees are splitting a $105 million Mega Millions lottery ticket. But how should they invest their money? Actually, the same way you should invest yours.
Michigan Lottery Winner Charged with Welfare Fraud
Lottery winners collecting welfare benefits have embarrassed Michigan officials: Amanda Clayton is the second person in the state caught with food stamps despite newly minted wealth.
Lottery Logic: There Is None When It Comes to Paying Taxes
After the taxman takes his share of a big lottery jackpot, it's not nearly so big as it was advertised. And even a lot of people who favor raising taxes on the rich think that's not quite fair.
Three Money Managers Win $254 Million Powerball Jackpot
A trio of wealth managers from Greenwich, one of the most affluent towns in America, claimed a Powerball jackpot worth more than a quarter of a billion dollars Monday off a $1 ticket.
Clerk's Mistake Makes Louisiana Man a Millionaire
When Robert Thibodaux Sr. went to buy his weekly lottery tickets at the end of October, he planned to spend $5, but the clerk accidentally added the powerplay option, costing him $2 more. The result: a $1 million payday.