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These are the unlucky ones who didn't hit the jackpot in Harvard Planning and Real Estate's (HPRE) biannual housing lottery, the first step in the quest for a space in coveted Harvard housing...
Although Harvard garnered a respectable finish in an extremely competitive field of 43 schools, a few of its members wished they could have come home with the jackpot. The team's strong sixth-place finish at the tournament last year and this season's capture of the Ivy Kickoff Championship in mid-November had left the Crimson with high hopes for this weekend...
Although she hasn't ever won a substantial jackpot (the jackpots can reach up to $2,300 in a given month) the spunky octogenarian continues to play because "it gives me a night out with my girlfriends." In fact, it is precisely this social lure to which many of the players are attracted. For most, this is their only night out on the town, and thus their sole opportunity to see old friends and make new acquaintances. Moreover, the attraction to gambling can't be forgotten as a catalyst for the deluge of people spilling into the cafeteria each week...
...really wanted to hit the jackpot," Coreysaid. "I had confidence in Jason. I thought hecould...
Powerball, the brainchild of physicist Ed Stanek, began in 1992 as a way for relatively less populous states to gain access to large money-generating player bases. The game works this way: to win the jackpot, players must match five numbers, chosen from 1 to 49, and hit the Powerball, chosen from numbers 1 to 42. Matching all but the Powerball yields a $100,000 prize. Matching the Powerball number itself, but no other numbers, wins $3. Players can opt to chose their own numbers or purchase "quick pick" tickets with computer-generated selections. The Lucky 13 always went...