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Saturday's Powerball Jackpot is Over Half a Billion Dollars!

Landon King — Thu, 16 May 2013 17:56:55 +0000

You might want to go grab a couple of Lottery tickets before Saturday at 10pm. There wasn't a winner on Wednesday, so Saturday's is going to be another BIG one...over HALF A BILLION DOLLARS!

Fake Powerball Ticket Becomes Facebook's Most Shared Image Ever

Landon King — Tue, 04 Dec 2012 16:17:13 +0000

Nolan Daniels didn't actually win the record Powerball jacktpot...but he DID win the Facebook record!

Check Your Powerball Ticket! $800 Million in Lottery Prizes Went Unclaimed Last Year

Landon King — Thu, 29 Nov 2012 16:58:13 +0000

Winning tickets for the record $580 million jackpot were bought in Arizona and Missouri. The winning numbers were 5, 23, 16, 22, 29 and the Powerball was 6. But for the rest of us, the dream may not be TOTALLY over!

The Mega Millions Winners in Maryland Came Forward

Landon King — Thu, 12 Apr 2012 13:30:34 +0000

Right after that record Mega Millions jackpot on March 30th, 37-year-old Mirlande Wilson of Westport, Maryland claimed she was a winner. And that she wouldn't be splitting the winnings with her McDonald's coworkers from her lotto pool.

Fortunately, we won't have to hear about five years worth of court cases on that. Because it turns out she was CRAZY.

Charities We Would Donate To If We Won the Lottery – Kool Listeners Top 5

Kool FM — Thu, 05 Apr 2012 18:41:06 +0000

Earlier this week I asked you to tell me what charity would get some of your money if you won the lottery. The response was overwhelming! It’s a known fact that the Kool listeners have big hearts. I mean, we’ve been doing charitable work on Kool FM for DECADES and all the charities in Lubbock prefer to work with us over most other media because of the generosity of our listeners. I must have something to do with the your collective great taste in music. I don’t know. Either way, you guys called, emailed and Facebooked like crazy with your nominations and you can see the ‘Top 5 Kool Listener Charitable Donations’ on the next page!

What Charity Would You Donate to If You Won the Lottery? [KOOL POLL]

Landon King — Tue, 03 Apr 2012 15:15:26 +0000

If you had won the Mega Millions, what charity would get some of your winnings? I mean, you would have won MILLIONS! Surely you would make some kind of charitable donation. Who would you donate to? Find out who would get some of mine and leave YOUR nomination on the next page!

Janitor Wins $3.4 Million Lottery — and Continues to Be A Janitor [VIDEO]

Landon King — Mon, 11 Jul 2011 12:10:17 +0000

Hitting the jackpot doesn’t mean this man is quitting his day job.

Team of Office Workers Win a $319 Million Jackpot! Great News…Except For One Guy

Landon King — Thu, 31 Mar 2011 19:17:01 +0000

Last Friday, a team of seven IT workers from the New York state Homes and Community Renewal Agency in Albany, New York bought their weekly Mega Millions lottery tickets…AND WON!

They overcame one-in-176 million odds to win a $319 million Mega Millions jackpot. Obviously, that's great news. Except for one guy from their office. Read all about this poor sap on the next page.