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$600 Million Powerball Jackpot Breaks Records: How Would You Spend It?

With the jackpot for the May 18 Powerball drawing now reaching record-breaking territory, we’d like to hear your ideas for spending that much cash!

What would you do with $600 million in cold, hard cash? That’s what we’re wondering as the jackpot in tonight’s Powerball drawing hits the $600 million mark. That number, according to the Florida Lottery, tops the previous $587.5 million Powerball record jackpot set in November 2012. Players in Arizona and Missouri won that prize, the lottery website says. Florida, by the way, hasn’t had the best showing in jackpot wins since it joined the Powerball’s other 42 states in 2009. Only five people have hit the Powerball jackpot in Florida, according to a Powerball analysis website. There have been 185 second-place winners to date. Just how much would you take home if you won tonight’s drawing? According to USAMega.com, that $600 million …

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Mega Millions Lottery Debuts in Dunedin With $190 Million Jackpot

Florida Lottery officials say that residents have been requesting this game for years.

The Florida Lottery has launched another big-ticket national game – Mega Millions – that debuts with a projected jackpot of $190 million. Who will be the next winner? The Lottery has been experiencing record sales – and some well-known winners. This week, former state Republican lawmaker Frank Farkas hit the jackpot with a scratch-off ticket for a payout topping $800,000. Mega Millions is a national lottery with a mega payout. Florida, along with 42 other states, offers people the chance to strike it rich, with tickets selling for a dollar. The record jackpot was last year, when Mega Millions paid out $656 million to three lucky winners. Drawings are Fridays and Tuesdays at 11 p.m. To enter, players must select five numbers – from one to …

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Powerball Jackpot $260 Million: Where to Buy Your Ticket in Dunedin

Will you be purchasing a ticket for tonight's drawing?

Wednesday night's Powerball jackpot has reached an estimated $260 million. The drawing will be tonight at 10:59 p.m.  “When jackpots are on the rise, both loyal Powerball players and new players purchase tickets for their chance to become Powerball’s next big winner,” said Florida Lottery secretary Cynthia O’Connell in a news release.  “The excitement and anticipation is felt throughout the nation leading up to the drawing.  Even if the jackpot is not hit, we can still expect to see nearly one million winners nationwide of cash prizes ranging from $4.00 to $2 million," O'Connell added.   Where you can buy Powerball tickets in Dunedin (chart from flalottery.com)   Sign up for the Dunedin Patch email newsletter to get more top headlines and …

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Powerball Florida Jackpot at $500 Million

As the Powerball jackpot continues to climb, we've put together a list of places in the Dunedin area you can buy a ticket for Wednesday night's drawing.

Who's left on your holiday shopping list? Maybe you can buy something for everyone if you win the next Powerball Jackpot? The Powerball Jackpot is climbing and went from a whopping $425 million on Monday to an astonishing $500 million on Tuesday. That's a cash value of $327.4 million, according to Powerball.com. All you have to do to play is buy a ticket for $2 at a local gas station, grocery store or convenience store by 10 p.m. Wednesday night. Feel free to play your lucky numbers or try a quick pick if you can't decide. When to buy a ticket: According to Powerball.com, drawings are held on Wednesday and Saturday nights at 10:59 p.m. Tickets have to be purchased by 10 p.m. on the night of the drawing. Anything bought after 10 p.m. on …

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Dunedin Woman Wins $1 Million in Florida Lottery

Joann Roman told lotto officials that her winnings will help her and her family buy a home.

A Florida Lottery scratch-off game paid off for another Dunedin woman this week. Joann Roman, 43, bought a $20 scratch-off Billion Dollar Blockbuster game at Blue Jay Grocery & Deli on San Christopher Drive. She told the Florida Lottery that she cried when she saw her winning ticket.  Roman picked up her winnings at the Florida Lottery headquarters in Tallahassee this week, according to a Florida Lottery news release. She told lottery officials that the winnings would go toward her family’s dream of homeownership. Florida Lottery reports that she chose a one-time, lump-sum payout of $650,000. She is the 44th person to claim a $1 million prize in the scratch-off game, according to Florida Lottery. Seventy-six $1-million prizes remain. In …

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