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A customer fills in his numbers on a Powerball ticket for a chance to win the record jackpot Monday, Nov. 26, 2012, in Houston. (AP Photo/Pat Sullivan)

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Record Powerball drawing held

The second highest jackpot in lottery history

Updated: Wednesday, 28 Nov 2012, 11:10 PM EST
Published : Wednesday, 28 Nov 2012, 11:00 PM EST

    COLUMBIA, Mo. (AP) — There's a $580 million jackpot in at stake in the Powerball drawing. It's the second highest jackpot in lottery history, and experts say there's a 75% chance someone will win the pot after Wednesday night's drawing.

    The Powerball numbers are:

    5 23 16 22 29    6

    Photos: Powerball mania

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    Past winners of lotteries say having a ton of money doesn't mean the end of one's problems. A West Virginia man who won $315 million a decade ago blames the windfall for his granddaughter's fatal drug overdose, his divorce and hundreds of lawsuits.

    Sandra Hayes, who split $224 million with a dozen co-workers in 2006 says, "If you're not disciplined, you will go broke. I don't care how much money you have."

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