Bits and Pieces: Lotto Hit Aids Small Printer

There's good news for a printer located on North Carolina's Outer Banks, courtesy of the Powerball lottery. While she came just one number away from capturing a nine-figure jackpot, Valerie Mason won't brood about her $10,000 windfall.

Mason, a resident of Ocracoke Island who owns a commercial printing company, matched four of the five numbers—as well as the Powerball number—in the Aug. 7 drawing. There were three grand prize winners, two in New Jersey and another in Minnesota, who will divvy up $448 million. One of the New Jersey winners was a group of 16 co-workers.