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Jackpot-fixing scandal isn't stopping Powerball's success

A lingering jackpot-fixing scandal isn’t stopping the Powerball from reaching record heights – but one lottery watchdog is calling the astronomical jackpot a “scam.” The Iowa-based Multi-State Lottery Association – which runs the drawing – has weathered a jackpot-fixing investigation involving its former security director, Eddie Tipton, and led the group’s board to strip its executive director, Charles Strutt, of his duties.

No Powerball Jackpot Winner, 3 in Michigan Win $1M

A Powerball ticket sold at the Meijer store at 3175 S. Rochester Road in Rochester Hills was one of three worth $1 million sold in Michigan in the record $939.8 million jackpot drawing Saturday, the Michigan Lottery said Monday. No one won the record prize, which now stands at $1.4 billion in Wednesday’s drawing, according to a press release from the Michigan Lottery.

No Powerball Jackpot Winner, 3 in Michigan Win $1M

A Powerball ticket sold at the Meijer store at 3175 S. Rochester Road in Rochester Hills was one of three worth $1 million sold in Michigan in the record $939.8 million jackpot drawing Saturday, the Michigan Lottery said Monday. No one won the record prize, which now stands at $1.4 billion in Wednesday’s drawing, according to a press release from the Michigan Lottery.

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With Powerball’s jackpot now at $1.3 billion and likely to surge higher by Wednesday’s drawing, the U.S. multi-state lottery is offering the world’s richest grand prize that could go to a single ticket holder, officials said on Sunday. The pot pushed higher when no ticket holder had the winning combination of six numbers selected during Saturday’s drawing, when the grand prize reached nearly $950 million.

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With Powerball’s jackpot now at $1.3 billion and likely to surge higher by Wednesday’s drawing, the U.S. multi-state lottery is offering the world’s richest grand prize that could go to a single ticket holder, officials said on Sunday. The pot pushed higher when no ticket holder had the winning combination of six numbers selected during Saturday’s drawing, when the grand prize reached nearly $950 million.