Powerball winning tickets sold in Texas, Missouri in estimated $1.8B jackpot
Saturday's jackpot had an total cash value of $820.6 million, Powerball said.
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Saturday's jackpot had an total cash value of $820.6 million, Powerball said.
Two winning tickets were sold in Missouri and Texas.
Lottery spending is growing. Residents in these states spend the most on lottery tickets, data shows.
The Powerball jackpot was the second-largest in U.S. lottery history. Here's a look at some numbers behind the game.
The Powerball jackpot has climbed to $1.7 billion but a winning seven-figure ticket was sold in Aurora, Illinois, for last night's drawing.
If you're feeling extra lucky, you can head to Chicago's Hyde Park neighborhood for the chance to grab as many Powerball tickets as you can for the $1.3 billion jackpot.
Saturday's Powerball jackpot has an estimated cash value of $453.1 million.
The next Powerball jackpot is worth $950 million, making it the sixth-largest jackpot in Powerball history, and the biggest in more than a year.
The winner matched all five numbers in the Lucky Day Lotto drawing on Sunday, July 27.
The Illinois players won over $1 million playing the Cash Castle FastPlay Game and Lucky Day Lotto.
The station's owner said he hopes a local customer bought the lucky ticket.
Lottery officials said that two lottery players from Illinois are now millionaires after winning Wednesday's Powerball jackpot.
The player matched all five numbers in Sunday's midday drawing to win the jackpot.
Lottery officials said the win is the second-largest Cash Castle jackpot prize, following a $1.4 million jackpot win in April.
Lottery officials said the winning ticket was sold on Tuesday.
According to lottery officials, 25 scratch-off tickets worth $1 million or more have already been won by players so far this year.
The winner played the $30 Cash Castle FastPlay game, released in February, and won a $1,348,786 jackpot.
The family-owned store that has been around for over 25 years is no stranger to selling tickets worth big bucks.
The player, nicknamed "Classic Car Collector," purchased a $20 Mega Bucks ticket at Lenny's Gas N Wash at 1201 W. Jefferson Street.
The winner, nicknamed "Traveling Treasure," bought an Ultimate Diamond Jackpot FastPlay game at Komal Wine and Liquors at 4628 N. Cumberland Ave.
The winning online ticket for the Ultimate Diamond Jackpot, worth $1,234,128, was purchased on Thursday.
The player matched all six numbers to score the prize.
Mega Millions has rolled out several changes, including new ticket prices, jackpots and an increase in the odds of winning.
Both top prizes were won on Saturday.
The player matched all six numbers to score the prize.
