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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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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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 You Need to Know Today: April 6

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

Today is Wednesday, April 6. Here are five things you need to know: 1. Yard as Habitat: A great program has been put together for this evening at Hamilton-Wenham Library, where participants will learn from an Audubon Naturalist about how to attract birds and butterflies by planting native wildflowers, shrubs and trees. It begins at 7 p.m. 2. Powerball: For the second time in just a few weeks, there’s a lottery jackpot over $200 million. This time it is Powerball, where Wednesday night’s jackpot is estimated at $218 million. To buy a ticket locally, try Community Package Store, Hamilton Convenience, Oliver Gulf, G & M Motors and Richdale. 3. 15 Walnut: After undergoing an expansion from 36 seats to 97 seats, 15 Walnut Bistro on Monday …

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