He won $315 million in Powerball. He said it was the worst thing that ever happened to him
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"He won $315 million in Powerball. He said it was the worst thing that ever happened to him" is generating significant coverage in the Business category, with 4 articles from 4 distinct sources tracked by Newsylist so far.
Outlets currently covering the story include NPR, Forbes, Yahoo Finance and moneywise.com. Newsylist measures a story's velocity from how quickly new articles appear and how many independent newsrooms join the coverage.
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Coverage (4)
- Powerball ticket sales begin Tuesday in the United Kingdom NPR · 10h ago
- Why U.K. Powerball Jackpots Look Smaller Than U.S. Ones Forbes · 10h ago
- Jack Whittaker won $315M in Powerball, gave away $50M — then lost his granddaughter, his wife and business reputation Yahoo Finance · 10h ago
- He won $315 million in Powerball. He said it was the worst thing that ever happened to him moneywise.com · 10h ago broke it first
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