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Illinois lottery: You're a winner! Oh. No, you're not!

Sep 14, 2015
Officials say they can't pay some winners because of a state budget impasse.

This store sold $5 million in lottery tickets last year

Apr 20, 2015
Lucky Mart barely sells anything else.

Guess the NCAA bracket! Your odds are 1 in 9 quintillion!

Mar 17, 2014
So what is certain about this promotion? That Dan Gilbert, the businessman who owns Quicken Loans, gets several million sales leads by people registering for the game.

First step, you win the Mega Millions lottery. Next step?

Dec 13, 2013
You hit the jackpot: Should you take the lump sum, or is there more advantage in agreeing to regular payouts?

If you won the lottery...

Nov 30, 2012
It's nice to dream about winning the lottery, but if you got lucky and came into a big windfall of cash, would you know how to prepare your personal finances in a responsible way?

Powerball a big winner for many states

Nov 27, 2012
Wednesday's big Powerball jackpot is one reason more people are playing the multi-state lottery at record levels.

For public good, not for profit.

Winning $337 Powerball lottery ticket hits Michigan

Aug 16, 2012
Someone who recently visited a gas station in the small Michigan city of Lapeer is about to be very rich. That's where the winning Powerball ticket was sold, and the jackpot is $337 million. So what's up with these huge lottery jackpots recently?