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FILE - In this June 20, 2012 file photo, workers from the Quaker Oats plant in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, react as their winning $241 million Powerball ticket is scanned at the Iowa Lottery headquarters in Des Moines, Iowa. Work pools for big jackpots are often fraught with controversy, resulting in lawsuits, broken friendships and worse: delayed payouts.

FILE - In this March 29, 2011, file photo four and five-year-old preschool students listen to their teacher, Angie Clark, read at a Des Moines Iowa elementary school. Within the last year national polls in the United States indicate Americans still think a lot alike and share core values: Nine out of 10 call themselves very patriotic, believe in God, value higher education, and admire those who get rich through hard work. Seven out of 10 want to raise the minimum wage, and similar numbers support building the Keystone XL pipeline, and making preschool available to every child.

An inmate from the Eel River Conservation camp throws dirt on flames from the Robbers fire near Iowa Hill, Calif., Thursday, July 12, 2012. The fire that broke out Wednesday afternoon has consumed more than 500 acres and forced the evacuation of about 40 people. No homes have been destroyed as more than 300 firefighters aided by air tankers and helicopters battle the flames.

Terry Gilliam MCT Iowa State's Georges Niang reacts after Ohio State's Aaron Craft (4) hit the game-winning shot with a half-second left Sunday. The Buckeyes move on to the Sweet 16 for a fourth straight year.