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The current Powerball jackpot has reached an estimated $700 million, and that staggering figure is part of a larger trend. Billion-dollar lottery jackpots, once rare, are happening more often than

The current Powerball jackpot has reached an estimated $700 million, and that staggering figure is part of a larger trend.Billion-dollar lottery jackpots, once rare, are happening more often than ever.

With the odds of winning the lottery "absurdly low," we continue to purchase tickets. We're definitely buying a little hope of winning, rather than the chance it will happen.

Experts on the numbers agree: The lottery is a game, and there will be a winner. But is it worth an investment of your time and money?

With the odds of winning the lottery "absurdly low," we continue to purchase tickets. We're definitely buying a little hope of winning, rather than the chance it will happen.

The jackpot for Tuesday's Mega Millions drawing is an estimated $1.1 billion, making it the fourth time in a little more than four years that the grand prize has surpassed the $1 billion mark.

Powerball jackpot hype is approaching a fever pitch once again with the next drawing reaching an estimated $1.9 billion.

It’s March Madness, time and Davidson College’s leading ‘bracketologist’ has some advice for fans looking to for an NCAA tournament bracket slam dunk. Learn more.

A mathematician at Columbia University is arguing that administrators submitted inaccurate data for the influential rankings. The university says his charges are false.