Powerball jackpot passes $1B for Monday's drawing
The jackpot is now worth $1.04 billion, and it is up for grabs for Monday's drawing.
The jackpot is now worth $1.04 billion, and it is up for grabs for Monday's drawing.
There have been 30 consecutive drawings without a winner since mid-July.
It's the ninth-largest jackpot in lottery history.
It's listed as the fourth-largest Powerball jackpot in history.
Millions of people are feeling lucky as the fourth-largest jackpot in U.S. history will be drawn Wednesday night.
A lucky grand prize winner will have a choice between payments worth $785 million or a lump payment of $367 million. If you are playing Monday night, your odds of winning are one in 292.2 million.
That jackpot was worth an estimated $750 million. That means the prize is going to get bigger.
You'll have another chance to try your luck Monday night.
If you match all six numbers, you can get the full amount in cash over 29 years or take a lump sum payment of around $350 million.
If you're feeling lucky, you may want to stop and pick up a Powerball ticket for Saturday night's drawing.
This weekend, lottery players will have three chances to become millionaires with three games taking place starting Friday.
The odds of winning the Mega Millions jackpot are about one in 302.58 million.
Friday's Mega Millions drawing is now worth $720 million – making it the fifth largest jackpot in the game's history.
Players will be placed in a ticket grab machine for five seconds to grab as many tickets as possible.
How would you like to have a chance at the big jackpot without having to spend your own money?
It would be the third-largest jackpot in the game's history and seventh-highest in U.S. lottery history.
Even though no one won the big pot, you still may want to check your numbers to see if you won a smaller prize.
No winner was drawn Friday night for Mega Millions - meaning the $560-million jackpot will grow yet again.
No winner was drawn Friday night for Mega Millions - meaning the $560-million jackpot will grow yet again. For Powerball, there hasn't been a grand prize winner since mid-April. Read more
The last time somebody won the Powerball jackpot was back on April 19, when a ticket purchased in Ohio matched all six numbers to bring home a $252.6 million prize.
The drawing is now the sixth-largest jackpot for Powerball and the 10th-largest lottery prize in U.S. history.
The Mega Millions drawing is worth $427 million and Saturday's Powerball jackpot stands at $590 million.
The Mega Millions drawing for Friday is now worth $427 million while Saturday's Powerball jackpot stands at $590 million.
Another day, another millionaire after someone in Chicago purchased a winning Powerball ticket for last Saturday's drawing.
The jackpot now increases to $747 million for Monday night's drawing.
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