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Mark William Bracken

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Mass Lottery Game With 30-Year History Just Paid Out Its First $1 Million Prize Mass Lottery Game With 30-Year History Just Paid Out Its First $1 Million Prize
Mass Lottery Game With 30-Year History Just Paid Out Its First $1 Million Prize A lottery ticket sold in a deli using less-than-inventive numbers scored the top prize for the first time in a game's 30-year history.  The $1 million winner picked up a ticket for the game "Keno" from Zenner’s Pub & Deli, located at 303 Tyler Street in Pittsfield, and selected the numbers 1-2-3-4-5-6-7-8-9-10-11-12, according to the Massachusetts State Lottery.  The consecutive numbers paid off on Wednesday, March 22, securing the first $1 million payout in history of the game "Keno," which was introduced in 1993. Wednesday's winning numbers also awarded a $500,000…

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by Morgan Gonzales
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Powerball Jackpot Valued At Record-Breaking $1.6 Billion Prize: Officials Powerball Jackpot Valued At Record-Breaking $1.6 Billion Prize: Officials
Powerball Jackpot Valued At Record-Breaking $1.6 Billion Prize: Officials The grand prize for the Powerball Jackpot is now the largest in world lottery history, lottery officials announced on Friday, Nov. 4. The jackpot sits at an astounding $1.6 billion a day before it's drawing, the Massachusetts State Lottery reports. The cash option for the prize is an estimated $782.4 million.  The historic jackpot has surpassed the previous record of $1.586 billion, won off three tickets sold in California, Florida and Tennessee in January 2016, lottery officials report. The largest Powerball jackpot won in Massachusetts was $758.7 million won in Chicopee in …

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by David Cifarelli