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Number good evening, thank you for joining us. Tonight, its the single largest Powerball Jackpot in u. S. History. And the odds that you or i will win is roughly 292 million to 1. Despite that, millions of people are jumping in office pools, standing in line, and it seems just about everyones imagination is running wild about what you could do with all that cash. Reporter imagine your life changing tomorrow. Suddenly you can afford every this sprawling penthouse in new york city. Im 64, so this is like three fredericks. Frederick eggland would be happy to sell it to you. This apartment is a full city block. Reporter for 30 million. Dreams of becoming an overnight multi millionaire are driving an allout lotto frenzy. I look for it to grow some more today. Well see what happens. Reporter the jackpot, 800 million and counting. The largest the world has ever seen. Weve been waiting two hours. Reporter and on the eve of this powerball draw, people are big. Right here. Theres the winner. No, probably not a winner. But still, people reporterarent deterred by the odds, waiting everybodys got a dream. Reporter after 18 drawings with no jackpot, numbers will be historymaking. Were in uncharted territory. Were at levels weve never seen before. Reporter that 800 million prize is for payments paid out over third years. 30 years. The lump sum payment is 496 million before taxes. That aint so bad. Were about to go out and tell the employees that we just purchased 11 lottery tickets for the powerball this saturday. Atop the 60th floor, monica from x ad is surprising her staff today with what could be a fortune. We know the odds, but if you dont play, youre never going to win. So we haveo at least try. 11 powerball tickets. Thats 11 chances to win. Some buzz around the office. So we were thinking, why dont we buy tickets for the office . [ applause ] here are the tickets. Monica and i are going to keep these in safekeeping. If we win, half the winnings will go to the charities of our choice, the other half will be divided amongst all of us. These coworkers may love the camaraderie right now. I think its amazing. Reporter but office pools can quickly go wrong. This group of california coworkers barely had time to celebrate their 315 million prize when they were sued by four coworkers who claimed they had oral agreements to be part of the office pool. A judge dismissed the cases. Then this construction worker in new jersey, he was in charge of buying the lottery tickets for his work pool. But without telling anyone, claimed a 38 million jackpot as his alone. He was sued and lost. If you dont do it right, there could be disputes. Whos in the office pool . Individual . Reporter i went to the office where 15 of the interior designers are in the powerball pool. Or is it 16 . I thought i was in the pool. Yall dont know if the boss is in the pool. We have it written down. I dont know. This is the most unprepared pool i have ever seen. Reporter the group has just gone in together on 77 powerball tickets with no plan of what theyd do if they actual won. Well work it out. They draw it on saturday. Office pools can be good fun. The first thing is, whoevers buying the tickets needs to copy them, send them to the group in an email, saying this is the group, these are the only people in the group and these are your tickets. This Real Estate Office in florida hit it big, and even though the new girl had no money for a ticket, they still cut her in. The fact that we got to share an experience most never have in a lifetime, winning a powerball, we grew closer. Now theyre all really good, to get even richer. I feel 100 confident. Reporter remember, it could grow to a billion dollars. So go ahead and dream big. Recall that 30 million penthouse, you could buy 26 of them. Whomever wins, call me. Caller you could bebycoastal with this 42 million estate in los angeles. May favorite thing about this house is how you walk in and see views all around. Reporter where no expense is spared. This is the sexiest master suite in beverly hills. Reporter if you want to wear your winnings, you could buy the hope diamond, or two. Or 16,194 clutches for your closest friends. Need some new wheels . Maybe a tesla electric car. You could buy 7,619 of them. But before we get carried away, 1 in 292. 2 million. In other words, you might as well wave your two bucks goodbye. But if you do win, be careful. Friends are coming out of the wood work, family that they didnt know they had. Reporter winning big can come with big time trouble. You can do an easy internet search and find the disasters of lottery winners who lost all their monies. They spend it on houses and cars and they dont realize theres upkeep for those things. They buy things for their friends and families, to be the big shot. Back in 1991, louizenberg went from electrician to millionaire when he won 5 million, then the largest lottery payout later. Nearly 30 years later, his overthetop spending has left him dead broke. But he was lucky compared to abraham shakespeare, who won 17 million. I would like my old life streets like a normal person. Reporter three years after he hit the jackpot, police found his body buried in this womans backyard. She was later convicted of murder. But experts say you can avoid becoming the next lottery horror story. Soon as you realize youre the winner, sign the back of the ticket, copy it, put it in a safe place. Reporter and keep a low profile. The reason you dont want to parade your family out in public is you dont want everyone knowing that your child now has 300 million. Reporter but most likely the odds are so low. This wont be your problem or theirs either. If you won, i would buy a beach house, a helicopter, a boat, and like six destinies for my friends. Theres no harm in all of us dreaming. T. J. Holmes for nightline in new york. Up next, a twisted love triangle that left one woman heartbroken in a murder for and later, a hollywood hunk takes on queen b, stunning everyone in a showstopping lip sync battle. music woman ill never remember all the projects, presentations, or meetings i gave up my nights for. musics drums intensify but days like this, ill never forget. Get out there, in the 2016 ford escape. Be unstoppable. This is my fight song take back my life song music check this out, bro. Whats that, broheim . I switched to geico and got more. More savings on Car Insurance . Like renters insurance. More ways to save. Nice, brotato chip. Thats not all, brotein shake. Geico has motorcycle and rv insurance, too. Oh, thats a lot more. Oh yeah, im all about more, teddy brosevelt. Geico. Expect great savings and a whole lot more. If a denture were to be put under a microscope, we can see all the bacteria that still exists. 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Reporter rashel was looking for the perfect partner in dance, and in life. She thought she found him. In a wealthy doctor. He was a wonderful dancer and he truced himself to me, my names joseph. Reporter but somebody else wanted to cut in. Hello, im dr. Mike. Whats the emergency. Reporter three people trapped in what would become a dance of death. Theres a bullet. I need somebody to hurry. Reporter one of those people joseph sanjay, a well known doctor, successful businessman, and multi millionaire. Having a fun time. Getting married . I dont think he would have gotten married again. At 19, sanjay married his High School Sweetheart becky, but the marriage fell apart. So the doctor went back out on he went on a lark to a dance class, ballroom and salsa and swing. And through that dance community, he found his confidence again. Reporter and thats where he finds her. Rachel shateena. Shes blonde, shes tall, shes gorgeous. Reporter they have a lot in common. Both divorced, both with grown children. Their first date, a Football Game with his kids. Reporter its the first date and hes bringing you around his family. It really wasnt a big deal to me. I certainly wasnt nervous about it. Reporter soon, he takes her to visit his grandchildren in los angeles. Then to paris. It was really a dream come true. We bought a lock, you throw the key into the river and that locks in the moment forever. Reporter but for rashel and joseph, it would only be weeks. Her life has been murdered. A landscaper finds his body. There are place cards everywhere. Theres crime scene tape all around josephs house. It was just absolute chaos. Reporter detective zach johnson catches the case and asks her to come in for questioning . How would you describe your relationship with dr. Sonar . Hes the love of my life. Reporter he asks her if she knows anyone who had a grudge against him. She rattles off a list about his exgirlfriends. She asks her about her past boyfriends. His name and dr. Michael dixon. Hello, im dr. Mike dixon. Reporter well known, hes divorced and wealthy. Rashel and dr. Dixon dated for a year and a half before she broke he knew thafes dating jason. He called him by name in a series of text messages. He wanted me to come back to him. I told him no. Reporter but is dixon the kind of man to take no for an answer . Johnson wants to find out. So he drives two hours to amarillo for a facetoface conversation with rashels ex, that detective johnson secretly records. Dr. Dixon, im with the Lubbock Police department. His first thing was, oh, my, i dont know anything about him. I havent talked to her in months and months. Okay, well, thats a little accounted, because she told us that he knew about the relationship. Ill be honest with you, i love, love, loved that woman. For detective johnson, alarm bells likely suspect, but he has an alibi the night of sonars murder. Theres something not right here, this is a huge whodunnit. Until a witness comes forward with a name, dave shepherd, who soon confesses to the crime. Hes laying on the floor, not moving, not breathing, nothing. I check his pulse in his neck. Hes dead. Reporter he has no known connection to dr. Sonar, but guess who hes best buddies with . Dr. Dixon. We just hit it off. It was an unlikely romance. Dixon, a successful plastic surgeon, and shepherd, a divorced, conman. He left his wife for her. You know, she broke up his marriage and he just wanted, i guessing payback. Reporter that meant getting he wanted him hurt and then gradually ended up wanting him killed. Reporter Police Arrest dr. Dixon for ordering the hit on dr. Sonar. But who will the jury believe, a respected plastic surgeon, or a conman . In the first trial, shepherd reneged reneged, refusing to turn against his best friend. In the end, the jury couldnt reach a verdict. But at the second trial, one of the hitmans daughters takes the stand. We all asked him, how do you have money . And his words were, i did some work for mike and he paid me early. Reporter and you think that was a prepayment for killing dr. Sonar . In retrospect, absolutely. Reporter it takes a new jury only three hours to deliberate. The verdict is in. Unanimous verdict. Guilty on two charges. Reporter mike dixon is convicted on two counts of hes appealing the verdict. As for the woman at theheenter of it all, rashel shateena has a warning. There are real sociopaths and psychopaths that walk amongst us. Theyre charming. They sit at the dinner table with you and your children, and sometimes they sleep in your bed with you. Reporter tonight, rashel shateena has put mike dixon out of her mind, but says joseph sonar will always have a place in her heart. Ill always love him. Im just tell him how sorry i am. Reporter for nightline, im ryan smith in lubbock, texas. Dixons lawyers still maintain shepherd acted alone and that their client never ordered the hit on dr. Sonler. And they are appealing the verdict. Up next, from magic mike to lip sync battles, Channing Tatum took the stage and beyonce so who had the fiercer performance . Abc news nightline brought to you by pfizer. I was able to quit in three months. And that was amazing. Along with support, Chantix Varenicline is proven to help people quit smoking. It absolutely reduced my urge to smoke. Some people had changes in behavior, thinking or mood, hostility, agitation, depressed mood and suicidal thoughts or actions while taking or after stopping chantix. Some had seizures while taking chantix. If you have any of these, stop chantix and call your doctor right away. Tell your doctor about any history of Mental Health problems, which could get worse or of seizures. Dont take chantix if youve had a serious allergic or skin reaction to it. If you have these, stop chantix and call your doctor right away as some can be lifethreatening. 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But this is weeks episode of lip sync battle, he brought the house down in a dress, with borrowing her signature hair blowing bit. And in the moment no one saw coming, beyonce herself takes the stage showing him how its done. Channing has no choice but to bow down to queen b. Her cameo lasted less than a minute, but already has up to 300,000 likes to her facebook page. All part of the season 2 premiere of lip sync battle. Break it down for us. What exactly is lip sync battle . Its very simple. Two celebrities perform two different songs and lip sync to the best of their ability and e audience decides who did it best. Its exciting and i think pepele just love to be somebody else for a few minutes. My husband john was on it. Hes not a rapper, he was so excited to rap. He was working that m. C. Hammer. He was wororng it. My favorite part, we taped it before, it was oscar winner john legend and now we have oscar pants and glasses. Told you home boys cant touch this its taken over social media too. Popular app. People upload videos of them doing the most popular songs, like Whitney Houstons i will always love you. I got it in with lionel richies richies all night long. For nightline, im rachel smith in hollywood. Outstanding. Thanks for watching. Tune in to gma tomorrow and as always, were online on our