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There are some lotteries that are run as fundraisers for institutions like hospitals that don't have the same high jackpots but instead focus on drawing prizes in exchange for a large monetary sum. In those ones, getting the money together is for a good cause.

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I imagine these expenses are one of the reasons why lotteries like Powerball have upped their jackpots into the multi-million dollar range- they don't want the winners going broke immediately.

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