A Woman in California Got All Six Winning Numbers on Her Powerball Ticket . . . But Lost Because She Bought It 52 Minutes Late
HIGHLIGHTS: Last Wednesday, when the Powerball jackpot was at $360 million, a woman in California was SURE she'd won. She matched all of the numbers and the Powerball . . . but kept hearing reports that no winning tickets were sold. Turns out she bought her ticket 52 minutes AFTER the drawing, so it was for Saturday's Powerball drawing instead.
Oklahoma Suffered the "Biggest, Most Destructive Tornado" in State History Yesterday, Killing at Least 51 People
HIGHLIGHTS: Yesterday afternoon, a tornado touched down in Moore, Oklahoma, just south of Oklahoma City. And it's been called the biggest, most destructive tornado in state history. At least 51 people are dead . . . including at least 20 children . . . 145 people are in the hospital, and dozens of buildings were destroyed.
The Most Expensive Home in U.S. History Is On Sale for $190 Million
HIGHLIGHTS: The most expensive home in U.S. history just went on sale. It's a 13,519-square-foot, 12-bedroom house in Greenwich, Connecticut that's listed at $190 MILLION. The house is spread across 50 acres on TWO ISLANDS on the Long Island Sound, and also has six garages and a 75-foot pool.
A New Poll Says Will Ferrell is the Funniest Person in America
HIGHLIGHTS: According to a new poll by iHeartRadio, WILL FERRELL is the funniest person in America right now. He's followed by Tina Fey, Chris Rock, Daniel Tosh and Jon Stewart, in that order.
Was George Strait's "Sixty for Sixty" Campaign a Success After All? It Was According to the Mediabase Chart
HIGHLIGHTS: According to Mediabase, GEORGE STRAIT'S "Sixty for Sixty" campaign WAS a success. His song "Give It All We Got" was the most played song on country radio last week, which was enough to make it his 60th Number One single on that chart. And, of course, it happened while was still 60 years old . . . hence the "Sixty for Sixty".
Have a great day!
John Elliott 
