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For years, winning a Publishers Clearing House sweepstakes promised a life of steady, guaranteed payouts.  But now, that dream has abruptly ended for some winners.  After the 72-year-old company filed for bankruptcy, longtime jackpot winners have stopped receiving their ‘lifetime’ checks  — leaving some scrambling to make sense of the sudden loss.  The collapse comes just as Americans are chasing …

BATON ROUGE (TNND) — A Louisiana man missed Powerball’s massive $1.1B jackpot by just one number. But all was not lost, as John Stokes still won $150,000, according to the Louisiana Lottery. We were shocked and feel so blessed,” Stokes said in the release. Stokes, who lives in DeRidder, bought the ticket on Monday. He said he and his family …