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Black Man Allegedly Lost a $347M Lottery Win. Now, He’s Suing
John Cheeks said the numbers on his ticket were posted online. Now he wants to collect his jackpot.
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Black People Who Won Millions Playing the Lottery
As the Powerball payout grows to an estimated $1.7 billion for the next drawing, we look back at some Black folks who have hit the jackpot over the years.
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Some Raise Doubt the $1Billion Powerball Winner in Cali Has Been ID’d
All we’re saying at The Root is share the wealth, sis!
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Everything to Know About Our First Black Astronaut to Fly Around The Moon
NASA announced the first woman and first Black person assigned to fly around the moon.
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Updated: To The New Winner Of The $1.3B Mega Millions Jackpot, Do These 3 Things ASAP
Note to the Mega winner: Don’t let balling out of control stop you from being smart about your winnings.
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NJ Family Who Won $429,000,000 Lottery Jackpot Launch Grant-Making Fund to Give Back to Their Hometown
What would you do if you won a $429.6 million Powerball jackpot? My (admittedly shallow and selfish) fantasy includes buying a private island and never having to deal with people again. However, one Trenton, N.J., family is going above and beyond and showing extreme selflessness by choosing to put some of their winnings into their…
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That $1.3 Billion Powerball Meme Went Viral Because People Suck At Reading (And Math Too. But Mostly Reading.)
Unless you’ve been in the same mile-deep, vault-doored, and warhead fortified Alaskan bunker Blair Walsh has (hopefully) secluded himself in since Sunday evening, you’ve undoubtedly seen the viral meme stating that if you divided the $1.3 billion Powerball prize with the 300 million people currently living in America, you’d be able to give everyone the equivalent…