Massachusetts Hospital Worker Claims Record $758.7 Million Powerball Jackpot
Mavis Wanczyk, who worked at Mercy Medical Center in Springfield for 32 years, has received the largest jackpot ever won with a single ticket.
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An error by the Massachusetts State Lottery over which store sold the lone winning Powerball ticket is being blamed on nerves.
Powerball Jackpot Climbs to $510 Million, 8th Largest
The odds of winning the Powerball jackpot are one in 292.2 million.
John and Lisa Robinson Powerball Giveaway Hoax
A new Facebook hoax claims that Powerball winners John and Lisa Robinson are giving away their money on Facebook.
The Lying Game
Numerous people on social media are falsely claiming that they won the $1.6 Powerball lottery jackpot.
FALSE: Hedge Fund Manager Jared Price Won $1.6 Billion Powerball
A fake news article claimed that a hedge fund manager named Jared Price won the $1.6 billion Powerball.
Pentagon Spends $10 Million on Powerball Tickets?
The humor in a satirical item about the Pentagon's purchase of five million Powerball tickets confused some readers unfamiliar with 'Duffel Blog.'
FALSE: The Lottery Has Been Cancelled
A fake news article claimed that officials had rigged the $1.5 billion Powerball Lottery and that the game had been cancelled.
Powerball and Lottery Urban Legends
Powerball frenzies aren't the only interesting lottery phenomenon, which has long inspired a wealth of urban legends.
Powerball Wealth Sharing Meme
If a $1.3 billion Powerball jackpot were shared with every American, we'd all get about four bucks each.
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