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Thursday, November 29, 2012

Dream On: How Would You Spend $580 Million Powerball Jackpot?

The Associated Press is reporting that two winning Powerball tickets were sold for last night's drawing.

No one has stepped forward yet, but the Associated Press is reporting that two winning tickets were sold for last night's Powerball lottery. The AP says the winning Powerball tickets came from Missouri and Arizona. The winning numbers are 5, 16, 22, 23, 29 with the Powerball number of 6, according to the Powerball website.  Missouri Lottery officials say the winning ticket came from the Kansas City area. An exact store location will be released later today, according to spokeswoman Susan Goedde. “It is so exciting to sell one of these Powerball tickets,” said May Scheve Reardon, executive director of the Missouri Lottery, in a press release. “In addition, we sold two tickets that matched all five white balls, which means they each win $1 …

Ms Anne Thrope

11:12 am on Saturday, December 1, 2012

I really liked Eric Bolling's idea to buy a thousand acre ranch for dogs (and cats) who are to be euthanized and hire a couple hundred people to look after them.   more ›

What are the Winning Powerball Numbers and Results in Missouri?

If you had the winning Powerball numbers, how would you spend the $550 million jackpot?

The sun has set on Nov. 28 and one lucky person might be several million dollars richer if he or she has the winning Powerball numbers. The winning numbers are 5, 16, 22, 23, 29 with the Powerball number of 6, according to the Powerball website.  The Powerball lottery drawing took place Wednesday night at 9:59 p.m. Central time. A live drawing was available on hundreds of TV stations and on YouTube. Each Powerball ticket cost $2. Players chose five numbers plus a sixth Powerball number. Players matching all six numbers can select an annuitized amount paid out over 29 years or a lump sum payment. For complete details, visit the Powerball website. For instant news updates follow Patch on Facebook and Twitter. ABC News reports lottery …

Thursday, March 15, 2012

Chesterfield Student Wins $250,000 in Lottery

Andrew Gilliland won the top prize in the "Silver Anniversary" game with the Missouri Lottery.

Fixing up his car and paying for college are two of the ways 21-year-old Andrew Gilliland plans to spend his $250,000 top prize from the Missouri Lottery. The business student bought his winning "Silver Anniversary" lottery ticket at the Circle K at 14804 Clayton Road during a stop for gas. "I didn't scratch it off until I got home," Gilliland said. "I was up all night!" Gilliland, who is from Chesterfield, will celebrate his birthday in April and joked that winning the lottery was "the best birthday present ever." “I’m going to use some of the money to fix up my car,” he said. “I’m not going to buy a new one, because I like the one I have. I’ll use the rest to help pay for college.” “Silver Anniversary” is a $10 game with a top prize of $…

Jean Whitney

1:03 pm on Friday, March 16, 2012

Lucky dude! I'm still paying off some family member's school loans.   more ›

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