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Powerball Winner to Help Poor, Buy Helicopter

The $314 million Powerball jackpot goes to a 55-year-old building contractor from Scott Depot, W.V. He says he'll start a fund for the poor, expand his business, invest some of the money -- and maybe buy a helicopter. NPR's Bob Edwards reports.

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