The Top Ten Google Searches of 2016

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Google released its annual barrage of lists yesterday on the things we googled most this year.  And believe it or not, the number one thing Americans googled was NOT the election . . . it was the Powerball.  Here are the top ten . . .

1. The Powerball.  Probably from everyone checking their numbers.  The jackpot hit a new record of $1.6 BILLION in January.  Then it got back up to $430 million in May . . . $487 million in July . . . and $421 million in November.

2. Prince

3. Hurricane Matthew

4. “Pokémon Go”

5. The online game “Slither.io”

6. The Olympics

7. David Bowie

8. Donald Trump

9. The election

6. Hillary Clinton.                                                                                                                                                                                 The top five searches WORLDWIDE were “Pokémon Go” . . . the iPhone 7 . . . Donald Trump . . . Prince . . . and the Powerball.

(Google Trends)