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A construction company owner who lost two homes in Hurricane Katrina claimed a $97 million Powerball prize, a jackpot won off a ticket he bought at a convenience store where he stopped to buy his wife a gallon of milk.
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Somewhere, someone’s holding a small slip of paper purchased in southern Minnesota that’s worth up to $180.1 million.
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Sue and Paul Rosenau hold up a ceremonial check of the $180.1 Million Powerball Jackpot winnings, the largest jackpot won in Minnesota, by the Waseca, Minn. couple at the Minnesota State Lottery headquarters in Roseville, Minn. Tuesday May 6, 2008. The...
