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jackpot and $587.5 million from a Powerball jackpot -- were achieved in 2012.
• The last major jackpot win came when a New Jersey man won a $338.3 million jackpot on March 23. It is now considered the fourth largest Powerball jackpot in history.
• Players aren't complaining about the large sums. That just gets them thinking.
• "I'd hire someone to tell me what to do with the money," said R.J. Konyek, 36, an engineer for Union Pacific in Omaha, Neb. "I'd definitely be up for the challenge (of spending the jackpot)."
• Insurance agent Joe Williams, of Middleton, Wis., is trying like so many others to get lucky with Powerball. He won $500 several years ago and now wants to score a little higher. Williams doesn't necessarily spend more when the prize is high. But his $4 investment in the quick-pick option means he does spend.
• "I know rationally it makes no sense," he said. "But at the same time, without a ticket, I have zero chance."
• Ervin Torok, a truck driver from Sioux Falls, S.D., also is looking for his second chance. He won a $500 prize a few years back.
• "You never know," Torok, 52, said while checking some lottery tickets from a gas station. "Maybe one day you'll get lucky and win."
• Tom Powers, 52, a janitor from Omaha, Neb., bought several tickets Tuesday from a convenience store. He said he would definitely walk away from work if he won the jackpot, but he's not sure how he would spend all the winnings.
• "It's really unfathomable the amount of money this is putting out," Powers said.
• The next drawing is scheduled for Wednesday night. The jackpot has a $229.2 million cash value.
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• CHET BROKAW,Associated Press
• PIERRE, S.D. (AP) -- The half dozen people who attended a meeting on big-game management suggested Wednesday that many South Dakota hunters and landowners feel their views are not taken into consideration in the management of deer, elk, antelope and mountain lions in the state.
• The meeting was held by a consulting firm hired by the state to evaluate how the Game, Fish and Parks Department manages big game. The Wildlife Management Institute will issue a report by the end of September to recommend ways the department can improve its management systems.
• Wednesday evening's meeting in Pierre consisted of two members of the Game,

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