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Advocates warn Ohioans that scratch-offs may not be good gifts for kids
By: Karen Kasler | Statehouse News Bureau
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — There’s a warning out for Ohioans shopping for last minute holiday gifts: don’t stuff your kids’ stockings with scratch-offs. The Ohio Lottery’s holiday ads show… Read More
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Wednesday’s Powerball jackpot up to $1.73 billion as lottery losing streak continues
By: Associated Press
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DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — The Powerball jackpot climbed to an estimated $1.73 billion after no one matched the game’s six numbers Monday and won the giant prize. The winning… Read More
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Huge jackpots are less rare — and 4 other things to know about the lottery
By: Bill Chappell | NPR
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Updated January 13, 2023 at 8:02 AM ET WASHINGTON, D.C. (NPR) — If you like to daydream about what you’d do with a billion-dollar payday, Powerball and Mega Millions lotteries… Read More
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Drawing nears for the $685 million Mega Millions prize
By: Associated Press
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DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — The Mega Millions jackpot increased to $685 million ahead of Friday night’s drawing, giving lottery players a chance to ring in the New Year with… Read More
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A ticket bought in Illinois wins the $1.337B Mega Millions jackpot
By: Associated Press
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CHICAGO (AP) — A ticket bought in a Chicago suburb has beaten the odds and won a $1.337 billion Mega Millions jackpot. A lottery official says there is one winning… Read More
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All your pressing Mega Millions questions, answered
By: Wynne Davis | NPR
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WASHINGTON, D.C. (NPR) — The Mega Millions lottery is a draw for many who want just that — a chance at winning millions of dollars — but especially when the… Read More
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Tax coffers in Ohio have a lot to gain if an Ohioan wins that big Mega Millions jackpot tomorrow
By: Jo Ingles | Statehouse News Bureau
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — The Mega Millions Jackpot is rising. It’s now more than $1.1 billion for Thursday night’s drawing. And lottery officials said that’s the second largest… Read More
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The Mega Millions jackpot jumps to $810 million. Here are your odds of winning
By: Wynne Davis | NPR
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WASHINGTON, D.C. (NPR) — Do you want a chance at winning the third largest ever Mega Millions jackpot? If so, you’ll need to go buy a ticket or two before… Read More
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Ohio lawmakers condemn Canadian government in House while granting lucrative deal in Senate
By: Jo Ingles | Statehouse News Bureau
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — On the same day the Republican-dominated Ohio House voted for a resolution to put Canada on the religious freedom watch list, the Ohio Senate… Read More