Couple won $294 million Powerball lottery jackpot and stunned locals with their insane purchases

It’s amazing what lottery winners spend their fortune on. Powerball lottery winners Mark and Cindy Hill from Dearborn, Missouri, stunned locals after their huge $294 million win back in 2012. They were just a normal couple who kept to themselves, until the day that surprised everyone in their town, including them.

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10 Powerball lottery winners and their amazing stories

The US Powerball lottery offers some of the biggest jackpot prizes to winners, with the smallest advertised jackpot being $20 million dollars paid out as an annuity over 30 years.

Still, millions of players try their luck every Monday, Wednesday and Saturday, but only a very small number of ticket holders hit the jackpot. In today's video we look at 10 Powerball winners and their remarkable stories.

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