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WBIR10 (Tegna, Knoxville)News report · Aug 6, 4:08 AM
Did anyone win the $786M Powerball? Here are winning numbers for Wednesday, Aug. 5
The lump sum value of Wednesday's jackpot was $341.6 million before taxes.
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Did anyone win the $786M Powerball? Here are winning numbers for Wednesday, Aug. 5
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As of August 6, 2026 at 4:08 AM, this is how Optics News reads the wording differences in this story.
What happened The lump sum value of Wednesday's jackpot was $341.6 million before taxes.
The headline split The headlines are mostly aligned. The differences are small wording choices, not a major framing split.
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WFMY News 2 (Tegna, Greensboro)News report · Aug 6, 4:08 AM
Did anyone win the $786M Powerball? Here are winning numbers for Wednesday, Aug. 5
The lump sum value of Wednesday's jackpot was $341.6 million before taxes.
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KING5 (Tegna, Seattle)News report · Aug 6, 4:08 AM
Did anyone win the $786M Powerball? Here are winning numbers for Wednesday, Aug. 5
The lump sum value of Wednesday's jackpot was $341.6 million before taxes.
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WUSA9 (Tegna, Washington DC)News report · Aug 6, 4:08 AM
Did anyone win the $786M Powerball? Here are winning numbers for Wednesday, Aug. 5
The lump sum value of Wednesday's jackpot was $341.6 million before taxes.
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KARE11 (Tegna, Minneapolis)News report · Aug 6, 4:08 AM
Did anyone win the $786M Powerball? Here are winning numbers for Wednesday, Aug. 5
The lump sum value of Wednesday's jackpot was $341.6 million before taxes.
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WCNC Charlotte (Tegna)News report · Aug 6, 4:08 AM
Did anyone win the $786M Powerball? Here are winning numbers for Wednesday, Aug. 5
The lump sum value of Wednesday's jackpot was $341.6 million before taxes.
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KGW8 (Tegna, Portland OR)News report · Aug 6, 4:08 AM
Did anyone win the $786M Powerball? Here are winning numbers for Wednesday, Aug. 5
The lump sum value of Wednesday's jackpot was $341.6 million before taxes.
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WWL-TV 4 (Tegna, New Orleans)News report · Aug 6, 4:08 AM
Did anyone win the $786M Powerball? Here are winning numbers for Wednesday, Aug. 5
The lump sum value of Wednesday's jackpot was $341.6 million before taxes.
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WVEC 13News Now (Tegna, Norfolk)News report · Aug 6, 4:08 AM
Did anyone win the $786M Powerball? Here are winning numbers for Wednesday, Aug. 5
The lump sum value of Wednesday's jackpot was $341.6 million before taxes.
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ABC7 New YorkNews report · Aug 6, 4:05 AM
Powerball winning numbers drawn for Wednesday's $794.3 jackpot
The winning numbers have been drawn for Wednesday night's Powerball drawing worth $794.3 million.
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Aug 6, 4:05 AM: ABC7 New York joined the source map.
Aug 6, 4:08 AM: WBIR10 (Tegna, Knoxville) joined the source map.
Aug 6, 4:08 AM: WFMY News 2 (Tegna, Greensboro) joined the source map.
Aug 6, 4:08 AM: KING5 (Tegna, Seattle) joined the source map.
Now: score hidden until the source match is cleaner. Story health is developing · 10 sources · 1 bucket.