/tags/lottery Lottery en-US Copyright KUNC/Community Radio for Northern Colorado 2020 Thu, 27 May 2021 19:06:14 GMT /health/2021-05-27/will-paying-people-to-get-vaccinated-against-covid-19-work-what-you-need-to-know-about-colorados-million-dollar-vaccine-sweepstakes You may be familiar with the TV show “Who Wants To Be A Millionaire?” Colorado has launched its own version, and all residents who are vaccinated against COVID-19 are eligible to win. The state announced it will give away $1 million weekly between June 4 and July 7, using federal CARES Act money that would have gone to vaccine advertising. But how well vaccine incentives actually work remains a bit of an open question. Thu, 27 May 2021 19:06:14 GMT /health/2021-05-27/will-paying-people-to-get-vaccinated-against-covid-19-work-what-you-need-to-know-about-colorados-million-dollar-vaccine-sweepstakes Adam Rayes /npr-news/2013-08-12/oceans-16-powerball-winners-claim-share-of-jackpot The winners of a third of the Powerball lottery call themselves "Ocean's 16." They famously showed up for work at the Ocean County Vehicle Maintenance Department after realizing they were about to become millionaires. Mon, 12 Aug 2013 19:34:00 GMT /npr-news/2013-08-12/oceans-16-powerball-winners-claim-share-of-jackpot Bill Chappell /npr-news/2013-08-09/powerball-jackpot-winners-include-16-n-j-county-workers Three winning tickets were sold for the $448.4 million jackpot. Of the two bought in New Jersey, one belongs to 16 people from the vehicle maintenance department in Ocean County. They haven't been identified yet. A Minnesota man, though, has stepped forward to claim his share of the prize. Fri, 09 Aug 2013 11:25:00 GMT /npr-news/2013-08-09/powerball-jackpot-winners-include-16-n-j-county-workers Mark Memmott /npr-news/2013-08-08/3-winning-powerball-tickets-sold-2-in-n-j-1-in-minnesota The winners will share a $448.4 million jackpot — the third-largest in Powerball history. Now might be a good time to check in on any relatives you have in Minnesota and New Jersey. Thu, 08 Aug 2013 10:30:00 GMT /npr-news/2013-08-08/3-winning-powerball-tickets-sold-2-in-n-j-1-in-minnesota Mark Memmott /environment/2013-07-15/colorado-lottery-a-jackpot-for-outdoor-conservation-efforts Many people think about the lottery only when jackpots are high and they want to strike it rich. Behind the scenes though, there's more than scratch and… Mon, 15 Jul 2013 20:15:00 GMT /environment/2013-07-15/colorado-lottery-a-jackpot-for-outdoor-conservation-efforts Erin O'Toole /2013-06-06/giant-powerball-jackpot-winner-claims-record-prize Gloria MacKenzie of Florida showed up at the lottery office Wednesday — revealing herself as the winner of last month's record Powerball jackpot. The 84 year old opted to take her winnings in a lump sum, rather than over time. Thu, 06 Jun 2013 11:42:00 GMT /2013-06-06/giant-powerball-jackpot-winner-claims-record-prize /2013-05-20/right-lottery-numbers-wrong-date A California woman turned on the TV last week and saw she had the winning numbers in Wednesday's drawing. She thought she had won $360 million. It turns out she bought her ticket an hour after Wednesday's drawing. Mon, 20 May 2013 10:54:00 GMT /2013-05-20/right-lottery-numbers-wrong-date /npr-news/2013-05-19/a-lucky-winner-in-florida-could-be-590-5-million-richer If you bought a Poweball ticket in Zephyrhills, Fla., sit down and check these numbers: 10, 13, 14, 22, 52 and 11. Lottery officials say only one ticket matched all six numbers to win Saturday's record jackpot. Sun, 19 May 2013 11:18:00 GMT /npr-news/2013-05-19/a-lucky-winner-in-florida-could-be-590-5-million-richer Eyder Peralta /npr-news/2013-05-15/get-in-line-enormous-powerball-jackpot-up-for-grabs There's at least $360 million up for grabs, the third largest jackpot in the lottery's history. And your chance to claim the winning ticket has improved — though it's still not great: 1 in 175 million. Wed, 15 May 2013 13:55:00 GMT /npr-news/2013-05-15/get-in-line-enormous-powerball-jackpot-up-for-grabs Korva Coleman /npr-news/2013-04-10/she-won-40-000-no-it-was-40-million-happy-dance-time VIDEO: Maria Carreiro of Toronto was thrilled when she thought she had won $40,000 in a Canadian lottery. When she found out her prize was 1,000 times better, she was ecstatic. See her tell the story and dance for joy. Wed, 10 Apr 2013 16:28:00 GMT /npr-news/2013-04-10/she-won-40-000-no-it-was-40-million-happy-dance-time Mark Memmott