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Who won the $847 million Powerball jackpot? Here's why we may never know who the lucky player is.

Headlines are extremely different, with some focusing on the anonymity of a Powerball winner and one reporting a 'lucky' Irish Lotto winner.

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What happened Somebody in New Jersey won $847 million from the Powerball jackpot drawing on Wednesday. But we may never know who won.
The headline split WVEC 13News Now (Tegna, Norfolk) frames it as "Who won the $847 million Powerball jackpot? Here's why we may never know who the lucky pl...". Irish Independent frames it as "Lucky Leitrim Lotto player scoops nearly €5m in jackpot win".
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CenterWho won the $847 million Powerball jackpot? Here's why we may never know who the lucky player is.

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WVEC 13News Now (Tegna, Norfolk)News report · Nov 5, 4:54 PM

Who won the $847 million Powerball jackpot? Here's why we may never know who the lucky player is.

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Somebody in New Jersey won $847 million from the Powerball jackpot drawing on Wednesday. But we may never know who won.

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Irish IndependentNews report · Nov 5, 5:00 PM

Lucky Leitrim Lotto player scoops nearly €5m in jackpot win

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Wednesday night’s Lotto draw saw a player in County Leitrim, scoop the Lotto jackpot of almost €5m.

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Nov 5, 4:54 PM: WVEC 13News Now (Tegna, Norfolk) joined the source map.

Nov 5, 5:00 PM: Irish Independent joined the source map.

Now: score hidden until the source match is cleaner. Story health is developing · 8 sources · 1 bucket.