Powerball Jackpot Soars to $600 Million, Five Local Places to Buy $2 Ticket

If you draw the Powerball winning numbers in Saturday’s lottery, you could score $550 million, or a $350 million one-time payout.

Powerball results were watched closely Wednesday when the jackpot was $363 million. After no one picked all six winning numbers, the new Powerball prize for the Saturday drawing is now $600 million. The one-time cash payout is estimated at $350.1 million. Tickets are $2 and the game is played in Massachusetts and 42 other states, including Florida, Texas, California and New York. In Hamilton and Wenham, you can get a ticket at these stores: Hamilton Community Package Store Hamilton Convenience Oliver Gulf G & M Motors Wenham Richdale The largest Powerball Jackpot cash payout to date was $384 million and was won on Nov. 28, 2012, in Arizona and Missouri. Wonder what happens to the folks who hit it big? Browse the Huffington Post’s …

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What Would You Do with the $350 Million Powerball Jackpot?

Here is where you can buy your Powerball tickets in Hamilton and Wenham.

The Powerball jackpot will hit $350 million for Wednesday’s drawing. Though not the largest Powerball cash payout, the jackpot is inching closer to the $384 million that was given out in November 2012 in Arizona and Missouri. Here are lottery agents in the two towns where you can buy Powerball tickets for Wednesday's drawing: Hamilton Community Package Store Hamilton Convenience Oliver Gulf G & M Motors Wenham Richdale For a complete list of lottery agents anywhere in the state, go to the Massachusetts State Lottery site. We want to know – if you were to win the $350 million jackpot, what is the first thing you would buy with your winnings?

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Robert Foringer

11:04 am on Wednesday, May 15, 2013

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Five Things to Know on March 22: Drop-in Art Fun for Kids

An essential get-me-going daily morning column from Hamilton-Wenham Patch.

Today is Friday, March 22. Here are five things you need to know in Hamilton and Wenham:  1. Clouds: Friday is forecasted to be a cloudy day, with temperatures into the low 40s. The wind will blow from the west at about 10 miles per hour. 2. Art Club: Hamilton-Wenham Library hosts an Art Club on Friday from 1-2 p.m. for preschool ages and up. Children can drop in for some free form art fun. 3. Powerball: This Saturday’s Powerball jackpot is anticipated to be $320 million, one of the largest jackpots in a while. You can buy a $2 ticket in Hamilton at Community Package Store, Hamilton Convenience, Oliver Gulf or G & M Motors and in Wenham at Richdale. 4. World Water Day: Friday is World Water Day, capping off a week designed to increase …

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$580M Powerball Jackpot Numbers: Did You Hit Any of the Numbers?

Massachusetts is one of 42 states that play Powerball. Did you have any of the winning numbers?

5-16-22-23-29-6. If you had all six numbers (and you had the six in the all-important "power ball" spot), then you won all or a share of $579,900,000.  Then again, if you won all or part of $579,900,000, you aren't reading this right now. You're shopping for mansions in Marblehead, driving the Bugatti you bought first thing Thursday morning to get there. There were two grand prize winners Wednesday night, according to the Powerball website. Neither was sold in Massachusetts, but some lucky soul from the commonwealth did win a million-dollar payday by hitting five numbers. Don't tear those tickets up if you missed all six numbers. If you got some combination of numbers, you may be able to recoup some of the money you spent buying the …

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Robert Gates

11:52 am on Thursday, November 29, 2012

I hit the Powerball on one of my five numbers so I won $4. So that was a $4 win from $10 worth of tickets!   more ›

Where to Buy a Ticket Locally for the $500 Million Powerball Jackpot

One the biggest lottery jackpots in history will be up for grabs on Wednesday night and here is where you can buy a ticket.

The jackpot for Wednesday's Powerball drawing is expected to be at least $500 million. Here's in the two towns, there's a few places where you can buy a ticket. The jackpot could rival the record $540 million jackpot from Megamillions back in March. There are five lottery agents in the two towns, and all lottery agents statewide sell Powerball tickets. Hamilton Community Package Store Hamilton Convenience Oliver Gulf G & M Motors Wenham Richdale Beth Bresnahan, a spokeswoman for the Massachusetts State Lottery, told the Boston Globe on Tuesday that between $20,000 and $22,000 in tickets will be sold per minute in the state between 5 p.m. and 8 p.m. on Wednesday. The drawing is at 10:59 p.m. but ticket sales will cut off at 9:45 p.m.

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Five Things to Know Today in Hamilton and Wenham: Aug. 15

An essential get-me-going daily morning column from Hamilton-Wenham Patch.

Today is Wednesday, Aug. 15. Here are five things you need to know: 1. Ice Cream: One of the most anticipated events of the summer at Hamilton-Wenham Library is the Super Summer Ice Cream Party – which is Wednesday night at 6 p.m. The event, which features Cherry Farm Creamery ice cream – actually requires advance registration and children need to bring their summer reading log, which serves as the entry ticket. 2. Fresh Air: We had several visitors to the two towns earlier this summer as part of the Fresh Air fund, when seven kids from “disadvantaged communities” in New York City came here as part of the program, which arranges visits for those children to suburban and rural communities in 13 Northeastern states. On Wednesday, another …

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Five Things You Need to Know Today: Feb. 9

An essential get-me-going daily morning column from Hamilton-Wenham Patch.

Today is Thursday, Feb. 9. Here are five things you need to know: 1. Weather: Thursday will be warmer than a typical winter day – as has been the case so often this winter. There will be a mix of sun and clouds with temperatures rising into the mid-40s. 2. Powerball: The Powerball jackpot continues to grow and will be an estimated $310 for Saturday’s drawing after there was no big winner on Wednesday night. In Hamilton, Powerball tickets are sold at Community Package Store, G & M Motors, Hamilton Convenience and Oliver Gulf plus Richdale in Wenham. 3. Trees: The plan to replant trees at The Maples condominiums in Wenham will go before the Wenham Planning Board when it meets on Thursday at 7:30 p.m. at Wenham Town Hall. Thirteen trees that …

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Five Things You Need to Know Today: Jan. 17

An essential get-me-going daily morning column from Hamilton-Wenham Patch.

Today is Tuesday, Jan. 17. Here are five things you need to know: 1. Snow: At least a coating of snow (or maybe a little more) will be on the ground at daybreak on Tuesday before the temperatures increase and it turns to rain with temperatures rising into the mid-40s. 2. Library programs: Registration for the winter programs at Hamilton-Wenham Library opens at 10 a.m. on Tuesday. Registration for programs such as Music & Movement and Legomania, among many others, can happen only in person at the library. No registration is taken over the phone, via e-mail or online. 3. Powerball: This week, the cost of a Powerball ticket went up from $1 to $2. With the price increase, lottery officials say the chance of winning and the prizes will also go …

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