{"id":37086,"date":"2026-08-10T19:55:29","date_gmt":"2026-08-10T14:55:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/?p=37086"},"modified":"2026-08-10T19:55:29","modified_gmt":"2026-08-10T14:55:29","slug":"fun-ride-while-it-lasted","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/?p=37086","title":{"rendered":"&#8216;Fun ride while it lasted&#8217;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><script>\r\n  atOptions = {\r\n    'key' : '644b717812d811d6a1c1fc5b6ccd6fa6',\r\n    'format' : 'iframe',\r\n    'height' : 90,\r\n    'width' : 728,\r\n    'params' : {}\r\n  };\r\n<\/script>\r\n<script src=\"https:\/\/www.highperformanceformat.com\/644b717812d811d6a1c1fc5b6ccd6fa6\/invoke.js\"><\/script>\r\n<br \/>\n<br \/><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/images.hellomagazine.com\/horizon\/landscape\/3695c10bfc5a-savannah-guthrie-craig-melvin.png\" \/><\/p>\n<div>\n<p id=\"eeFMtUf-QU\" data-wc=\"20\"><span class=\"fr-deletable\" contenteditable=\"false\" data-type=\"mention\/taxonomy\"><a class=\"hm-link he-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.hellomagazine.com\/tags\/craig-melvin\/\">Craig Melvin<\/a><\/span> loves his <a class=\"hm-link he-link\" href=\"http:\/\/www.hellomagazine.com\/tags\/today-show\/\" data-mrf-recirculation=\"article-body-link\">TODAY<\/a> gig and family, but he thinks there&#8217;s one thing that just might make him quit.<\/p>\n<p><ev-engagement id=\"horizon_hello\" group-name=\"horizon_hello\"\/><\/p>\n<p id=\"eXGjlu5wBcD\" data-wc=\"50\">\u00a0On the Monday, August 10 installment of the long-running news program, the TV anchor and co-host <span class=\"fr-deletable\" contenteditable=\"false\" data-type=\"mention\/taxonomy\"><a class=\"hm-link he-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.hellomagazine.com\/tags\/savannah-guthrie\/\">Savannah Guthrie<\/a><\/span> \u2014 who returned on the day after a brief hiatus to film the new Wordle game show in London \u2014 discussed the current Powerball jackpot, which has reached a whopping $905 million.<\/p>\n<p id=\"ebe4eXeYpXG\" data-wc=\"50\">&#8220;Here&#8217;s the thing, you might not see me again. 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