Winner of $1.3 billion Powerball jackpot revealed
The winner was 46-year-old Cheng Saephan, a Laos-born immigrant who has been fighting cancer for the past eight years.
The winner was 46-year-old Cheng Saephan, a Laos-born immigrant who has been fighting cancer for the past eight years.
Saturday night's jackpot was delayed due to one participating lottery needing additional time to complete pre-draw procedures.
There were two $1 million Powerball winners in Massachusetts and the first $1 million winner in the "Jaws" lottery game is a woman from Dorchester. WBZ TV's Chris Tanaka reports.
Powerball's next jackpot will be at least an estimated $1.23 billion after no tickets matched the numbers needed to win Wednesday night's grand prize of roughly $1.09 billion.
No one has won Powerball's top prize since New Year's Day.
The Powerball and Mega Millions jackpots are nearly $2 billion combined, and the Massachusetts Lottery is releasing a new Jaws-themed scratch ticket. WBZ-TV's Levan Reid reports.
There has not been a grand prize winner since New Year's Day.
No one has won the Mega Millions jackpot since Dec. 8, a string of 30 consecutive drawings without anyone taking home the top prize.
The jackpot for Friday night's Mega Millions drawing will be at least an estimated $792 million after no tickets matched the numbers for Tuesday night's $735 million grand prize.
WBZ TV's Liam Martin reports.
Powerball is starting 2024 with a huge jackpot. The prize for Monday night's drawing is $810 million.
There was one winner in the $842.4 million Powerball drawing Monday night and that ticket was sold in Michigan.
The next drawing is Monday night.
The Powerball is now worth $760 million after no winners were drawn on Wednesday.
The Powerball is now worth $810 million after no winner was drawn on Saturday.
WBZ TV's Anna Meiler reports.
The Powerball jackpot grew to $760 million Thursday after there was no winner in Wednesday night's drawing.
WBZ-TV's Chris Tanaka reports.
There was no Powerball winner on Christmas so the jackpot has grown to $685 million for Wednesday night's drawing.
WBZ TV's Liam Martin and Kate Merrill report.
The Powerball jackpot grew to a whopping $1.73 billion for Wednesday night's drawing.
The winning ticket was sold outside of Los Angeles and there were two smaller prize winners in Massachusetts.
WBZ TV's Liam Martin reports.
The Powerball jackpot was up to $1.55 billion for Monday night's drawing.
The Powerball jackpot has grown to a whopping $1.73 billion after no one won the latest drawing. But there were five smaller winners in Massachusetts.
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