High lottery jackpots often have people fantasizing about how the prize can change their lives. Here are some things to consider before buying that ticket, including advice to protect winners and tips ...

Nicholas Kapoor, 26, teaches probability in his statistics courses. — -- A statistics lecturer who bucked his undergraduate math professor’s advice to never play the lottery ended up winning a ...

Lottery fever around the country is peaking at the news of growing jackpots. Believe it or not, the chances of getting struck by lightning, dating a supermodel or becoming president (among other feats ...

If you won millions in the lottery, would you know what to do first? Would you know how to make that money last longer than just a few years? Eszylfie Taylor, financial advisor to the stars and the ...

The Powerball and Mega Millions jackpots are now at a combined and beyond monstrous total of nearly $600 million, with the Powerball jackpot at $550 million alone. That’s more than enough to grab the ...

PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN 6) — Is luck on your side? Wednesday’s Powerball drawing of $485 million is the third largest jackpot in history. It’s the fifth largest in North America. According to the Oregon ...

Everyone dreams of hitting the jackpot. Whether it's quitting your job in dramatic fashion, buying that mansion with the waterfall shower, or finally telling your neighbor to stop parking on your lawn ...

A statistics lecturer who bucked his undergraduate math professor’s advice to never play the lottery ended up winning a $100,000 jackpot. Nicholas Kapoor, 26, of Monroe, Connecticut, won the $100,000 ...