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One Winner Beat the Odds for Record $590+M

Coop — Sun, 19 May 2013 11:16:11 +0000

Saturday night’s winning numbers were 10, 13, 14, 22 and 52, with a Powerball of 11. The lump sum payout is $590.5M, the winner gets: $376.9M The US government will get $149M in taxes. The AP reports a single winner was sold at a supermarket in Zephyrhills, Fla. So I guess it’s back to work [...]

Five Things You Could Do With $1,000, But Probably Won't

John Riggs — Thu, 16 May 2013 19:20:50 +0000

We're giving you a chance at $1,000 twice a day throughout May. There's a lot you can do with that money. It's easy to sit there and say, "if I won that money, I'd...," and let your imagination run wild. Empty promises, every one of them. Here are five things you could do if you won $1,000 that sound great but, in all honesty, you probably won't - let's be truthful, now.

Sure, The Winning Is Easy, but…

Coop — Tue, 14 May 2013 23:01:57 +0000

Cheyenne’s Alicia Trujillo’s text load went into overdrive when friends heard she won $1000 Tuesday morning. Her grandson thinks a fish tank would be the perfect thing to top the list on ‘what to do with that money.’ She told Steve Cooper the winning was easy, but getting the check from Mr. Sticky Fingers? [...]

Should UW Lower Football Ticket Prices to Entice Fans?

Adam Porter — Wed, 18 Apr 2012 14:00:44 +0000

It's no secret that many times throughout the football season War Memorial stadium can be a bit empty during games. Today we happened to notice that CSU actually announced a 12% reduction in the cost per ticket to see the Rams play football this coming season to "bring more of the pageantry of major college football to Colorado State."

Elderly Man Accidentally Leaves Entire Life Savings in Donated Suit

Danny Gallagher — Thu, 01 Dec 2011 18:06:55 +0000

An Illinois man who kept his life savings in a suit because he didn’t trust banks accidentally donated it to Goodwill. Now that has to be the most expensive cheap suit of all time. The 80-year-old man lost nearly $13,000 in cash and Goodwill authorities say they believe the man’s story and are doing what [...]

12 Days Of Christmas Cost More Than Ever

Grateful Mike — Wed, 15 Dec 2010 04:40:58 +0000

The 12 Days of Christmas have never cost more than this year. According to the 27th annual holiday index, which tracks the price of gifts in the song “The 12 Days of Christmas”, prices have increased more than ten percent. This year the 364 items repeated in all the song’s verses-from 12 drummers drumming to [...]

Avoid Outrageous Gas Prices

geoffgundy — Mon, 06 Dec 2010 00:52:42 +0000

Gas prices increased by 16 cents per gallon in just a few days in some parts of the country. Forget TSA gropes! Keep it on the ground and keep your pennies, too. Cheapest place to fill up your tank in Cheyenne as of this post? Love’s Truck Stop at I-25 & College Ave. Thanks to [...]