Jan 10 Watch 6:37 How France is leveraging a lottery to finance historic preservation By Jeffrey Brown, Frank Carlson From the Eiffel Tower to the Palace of Versailles, France is famous for iconic monuments and other structures. But the country also faces a large and growing challenge with protecting and preserving its lesser-known historic sites, many of which have… Continue watching
Dec 22 Watch 25:00 December 22, 2018 - PBS NewsHour Weekend full episode By PBS News Hour On this edition for Saturday, Dec. 22, the federal government enters a partial shutdown, the third this year, over disagreement for funding for a border wall. Also, go behind the scenes at NewsHour Weekend as our producers discuss their favorite… Continue watching
Dec 22 El Gordo fever: Spain enthralled by annual Christmas lottery By Joseph Wilson, Associated Press Multiple people picked the top winning number across Spain. Tickets for the national lottery, which was established in 1973, cost 20 euros (or $23), and many were purchased months in advance. Continue reading
Oct 24 South Carolina convenience store sold $1.537 billion ticket By Jack Jones, Michael Warren, Associated Press A single ticket sold at the KC Mart in Simpsonville, South Carolina, matched all six numbers to win the Mega Millions jackpot. Continue reading
Oct 23 What the Mega Millions can teach you about investing By Gretchen Frazee People tend to overestimate the likelihood of events that have a low probability, like winning the Mega Millions or investing in the next Apple. Continue reading
Oct 19 How winning Mega Millions could lead to bankruptcy By Jay L. Zagorsky, The Conversation Looking at lottery winners approximately 10 years after winning showed they saved just 16 cents of every dollar won. Continue reading
Jan 12 The chances of winning Powerball are 1 in 292 million. So why play? By Vikram Mansharamani I don’t gamble in Las Vegas to win money — I expect to lose money, viewing it as the cost of entertainment. Continue reading
Jan 09 Some personal finance advice on winning Powerball (or what would Voltaire do?) By Paul Solman As the Powerball pot creeps past $800 million, Making Sen$e asks, what would Voltaire do?… Continue reading
Feb 08 Watch 3:08 The pitfalls of Powerball: Why some states are on the losing end of the lottery system By PBS News Hour Wednesday's Powerball jackpot has spiked to more than $450 million and is likely to grow. The prize is expected to boost sales this week, but ticket buying has reportedly dropped 35 percent since 2013, which is putting state budgets on… Continue watching
Nov 23 Watch Saturday, November 23, 2013 By PBS News Hour Margaret Warner from Geneva, press freedom in China and Save to Win lottery programs. Continue watching