{
  "id": 774494,
  "title": "Lottery ticket sold at Illinois gas station wins $1bn Powerball jackpot",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/13/lottery-ticket-sold-at-illinois-gas-station-wins-1bn-powerball-jackpot",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-08-13T13:54:18.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Guardian US",
    "slug": "the-guardian-us",
    "url": "https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/aug/13/lottery-1bn-powerball-jackpot-illinois"
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  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "Prize was eighth largest in Powerball history and followed three months without a top prize winner A Powerball ticket sold at a gas station in western Illinois was the sole winner of the $1bn jackpot, ending a three-month drought without a top-prize victor. The ticket that won the jackpot on Wednesday night was purchased at a Hy-Vee station in Quincy, about 100 miles (160km) west of the state…",
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    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "ABC News (US)",
        "title": "Powerball player in Illinois wins $1 billion jackpot",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/13/powerball-player-in-illinois-wins-1-billion-jackpot",
        "published": "2026-08-13T04:51:23.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "CBS News",
        "title": "Single ticket sold in Illinois wins $1 billion Powerball jackpot",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/13/single-ticket-sold-in-illinois-wins-1-billion-powerball-jackpot",
        "published": "2026-08-13T12:39:54.000Z"
      }
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}