Is This Single, Struggling Mom The Most Deserving $188 Million Powerball Jackpot Winner Ever? Tweetdom Decides

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Marie Holmes, 26, is believed to be one of three winners of the Feb 2015 Powerball $564.1 million jackpot.

A North Carolina woman with four children, who recently quit her jobs at Walmart and McDonalds to care for her family, is believed to be one of the winners of the third-share $188 million Powerball jackpot payout.

Marie Holmes' deserving win and down to earth attitude has got her mostly sympathy from Tweeters. Here's some examples:

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LOTTERY LINEUP: Here Are The 5 Top USA Powerball Jackpots And Their Winners

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Powerball lottery officials say there were three winning tickets for Wednesday night's $564 million drawing - making the February 2015 draw the third-largest Powerball jackpot ever.

The winners - who have not yet come forward - will join a long list of people that Powerball has made very wealthy over the years, say CNN Money.

Here are the top jackpots in Powerball history and who won them:

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The Dirty Little Secret Our Lottery Players Don't Reveal... Including This $85,700 Winner

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The lottery is the only way to grab a lifetime of never-ending funds. Use and act on every tip you can find to win.

Amy asked me recently: "Ken, you have a lot of testimonials but not many say they won with your PRO system. Why is that?"

Good question Amy. So I went back and started matching up some of the testimonials from the winner's names, and discovered this surprising fact...

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Guess How Long It Took This Illinois Lottery Player To Win His $4.5 Million Jackpot Prize?

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Jodie Winnett, Illinois Lottery Superintendent presents a $4.5M check to DeKalb resident Ron Steger. Photo: David Grzeslo

Can you guess how long it took DeKalb resident Ron Steger to win his multi-million dollar jackpot?

The actual time to achieve this 2010 win must be a record. Here's what Steger said in an interview with Jessica Wells, and our view on how you can win faster than Ron.

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Tracked Down By CCTV: $1 Million Powerball Winner Found After Surveillance Video Identifies Her

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Patricia Pearson didn't know she had a $1 Million winning Powerball ticket.

Patricia Pearson, of Villa Hills, buys lottery tickets just a few times a year, according to a post on the Kentucky Lottery's Facebook page.

In fact, she only went into the Ameristop Food Mart near her home because she found unclaimed tickets while cleaning.

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What Do Most Big Lottery Winners Buy - And How Closely Does It Match Your Wish List?

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In this screenshot for the term "lottery winner purchases," almost half the images are of cars, which means it's a popular choice for winners.

My wife and I watch the popular tv show "Who Wants To Be A Millionaire" just to hear the contestants talk about how they will spend their million dollars. And invariably it's a holiday or vacation they want.

So what would you buy with your big win? Cars, houses, travel? Let us know in this Poll, and see what everyone else would choose as well:

Another Reason To Get This App: $2 Billion Of Lottery Prizes Go Unclaimed Each YEAR

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Playing Powerball this week? Take care to check your ticket - you could be the million-dollar winner who will never know they won.

More than 300 prizes worth $1 million or more went unclaimed in 2013, the most recent year for which data is available, according to app developer Brett Jacobson. 

So he did something about it.

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