Wednesday, November 28, 2012
With a $580 million prize on the line, Twin Cities residents are eyeing their tickets.
A half billion dollars could be yours in the latest Powerball drawing. In fact, so many people were trying to access the Florida lottery website that the server was slow to respond and appeared down at times shortly after the 11 p.m. drawing. The Minnesota site had no such issue, as seen here. The $580 million winning Powerball numbers have been selected and people in the Twin Cities metro from St. Michael to Hudson are checking their tickets. The winning Powerball numbers for the Nov. 28, 2012 drawing are 5, 16, 22, 23, 29 and a Powerball number of 6. For more on Powerball, visit Powerball.com There are plenty of ups and downs to winning (or trying to win) the Powerball lottery in Minnesota. Last year, a $229 million ticket was sold in …
Tuesday, November 27, 2012
Last August, a Lakeville gas station sold a winning Powerball $229 million lottery ticket to a Burnsville man.
"Could it happen to me?" That's the rhetorical notion that most people think when they plop down some cash to try and win a Powerball jackpot. Tomorrow night is the cut off for the one of the largest jackpots ever—a $550 million sum that could make even Donald Trump weep. However, since a Lakeville Super America station sold a winning $229 million Powerball ticket to a very lucky Burnsville man last year, the question has changed to, "Could it happen again?" Well, with the estimated Powerball jackpot up to an astounding $320 million, more people are hoping the answer is yes, though the odds of winning are extremely low. According to a recent article by CNN, the odds of winning are about one in 175.2 million, which means you're more likely …
Friday, August 12, 2011
Tom and Kathleen Morris win the largest Powerball jackpot in Minnesota history—a cool $229 million.
A week ago, Thomas and Kathleen Morris were wondering if they would have enough money to retire. “I said to Tom, “The only way we can retire is if we win the lottery,” Kathleen told reporters. “It only takes one (ticket to win) and it was our turn this time.” Wednesday, an uncanny stroke of fate decided the matter for them: The Burnsville couple hit the jackpot, winning $229 million in the largest Powerball win in Minnesota history. Thomas Morris normally buys three Powerball tickets in a single purchase, but on Aug. 10 he had a $5 bill he didn't want to break. On a whim, he bought five tickets for that night’s drawing at a Super America in Lakeville. “It wasn’t my normal pattern,” the Burnsville resident said. As the clerk handed him the …
Anna Schier
12:35 am on Thursday, August 16, 2012
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