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• California Key to Massive Powerball Jackpot

  3 hrs ago | via KURB-FM Little Rock 

  As the countdown ticks on to Saturday night's record Powerball drawing, the jackpot has swollen to over $600 million, largely due to California's participation in the game, lottery officials said.

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• 'Everybody has dreams': Gamblers flock to buy ticket...

  23 hrs ago | via National Post 

  Powerball officials say the jackpot has climbed to an estimated $600-million, making it the largest prize in the game's history and the world's second largest lottery prize.

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• Powerball jackpot now a whopping $600 million

  Yesterday | via WBIR-TV 

  Surging ticket sales prompted the Multi-State Lottery Association to boost the Powerball jackpot Friday, hours ahead of tonight's drawing for rival Mega Millions lottery, which has a $190 million jackpot.

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• Powerball fever hits Sonoma County

  Yesterday | via Petaluma360 

  Customers at GS Market in Fulton already had plunked down more than $1,000 by 2 p.m. Friday toward nabbing a soaring $600 million jackpot at stake this weekend.

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• Powerball Lottery Jackpot Soars To Record $600 Million

  Yesterday | via CBS Local 

  The numbers sum up the frenzy that has taken over the Golden State since it joined the madness over Powerball, which has seen its jackpot soar to $600 million for Saturday's drawing.

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• California, Nevada to thank for faster rising Powe...

  23 hrs ago | via WOZZ-FM Appleton 

  Since then, the Golden State has accounted for 11-percent of Powerball ticket sales around the country and it's one reason the jackpots are rising faster than ever.

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• California fuels $550 million Powerball jackpot

  Yesterday | via Yahoo! 

  Since then, the most populous state has accounted for 11 percent of the game's sales, fueling such fast-growing mega-jackpots like the latest one that has the potential to be a record-breaker. "One thing California has brought Powerball is sunshine and good fortune," he said.

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• California, Nevada visitors fuel $550M Powerball jac...

  Yesterday | via Reno Gazette-Journal 

  The numbers sum up the frenzy that has taken over the Golden State since it became the newest in the nation to join the madness over Powerball, which saw its jackpot soar Thursday to $550 million.

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• Calif. fuels Powerball $550 million jackpot

  Thursday | via KXTV 

  The lucky numbers for Powerball may be the ones state lottery officials are seeing since joining the multi-state game.

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• California fuels Powerball $550 million jackpot

  Wednesday May 15 | via KVBC-TV Las Vegas 

  California has sold $83 million worth of Powerball tickets since it started selling them in April and overall has accounted for 11 percent of the game's sales in the country.

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