jackpot — Lorien Times

ABC News' Illinois jackpot is just a modern echo of Tulip Mania

It is always a spectacle, isn’t it? This ceaseless American celebration of pure, unadulterated chance.

By Sophie Naimi · August 13, 2026

The Powerball jackpot has reached a new peak—$975 million—a figure that requires nothing more than a lack of winners to exist.

By Nikhil Raghavan · August 11, 2026

The news cycle loves a good windfall, and nothing sells an immediate narrative like $748 million on the line for Powerball.

By Tom Beckwith · August 4, 2026

The American dream, it seems, remains built upon two things: sheer luck, and the belief that exponential growth is inevitable.

By Grant Colby · July 29, 2026

I was thinking this morning about the sheer weight of numbers—the kind that make you feel like you’ve stumbled onto some hidden truth.

By Ruth Behrens · July 26, 2026