Single ticket wins Powerball's $1.817 billion Christmas Eve jackpot
A single winning ticket was sold for Powerball's Christmas Eve jackpot of $1.817 billion, in Arkansas. It was the second-largest U.S. lottery jackpot ever won.
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A single winning ticket was sold for Powerball's Christmas Eve jackpot of $1.817 billion, in Arkansas. It was the second-largest U.S. lottery jackpot ever won.
Talk about a merry Christmas: A single winning ticket was sold for Powerball's Christmas Eve jackpot of $1.817 billion, in Arkansas. It was the second-largest U.S. lottery jackpot ever won.
The jackpot for Wednesday's drawing soars to $1.7 billion.
The Powerball jackpot grew to an estimated $1.6 billion after no tickets matched all six winning numbers at Saturday night's drawing. It's the fifth-largest prize among U.S. lottery jackpots.
Across the country, five ticket holders won $1 million, and two won $2 million in the last drawing.
The winning ticket was sold for the Nov. 30, 2024, drawing at the Citgo gas station at 44 E. Sibley Blvd. in Dolton, Illinois.
A Downriver woman says a set of numbers generated by ChatGPT resulted in her winning a $100,000 Powerball prize.
So far this year, 11 Illinois players have won $1 million or more playing Powerball, lottery officials said.
The $1 million ticket for Monday's drawing was sold at the retail store, which will receive 1% of the prize for selling the ticket.
The player, who wanted to go by "Rex," said he used the same numbers from an old, tucked-away Powerball ticket, winning him $1 million in the Sept. 3 drawing.
The Father bought the winning Powerball ticket after stopping for a car wash at the Exxon Mobil gas station in Bensenville last month.
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.
The Powerball jackpot now stands at $1.7 billion, the third-largest prize in U.S. lottery history. The next drawing is Saturday night.
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.
No one has matched all six numbers in the Powerball since May 31, allowing the jackpot to swell to $1.34 billion. Noel Brennan reports.
The Powerball jackpot has climbed to $1.3 billion and the Illinois Lottery is hosting a ticket grab giveaway in Hyde Park before tonight's drawing.
Powerball's jackpot will be at least an estimated $1.3 billion for the next drawing on Wednesday night after no tickets sold for Monday's $1.2 billion drawing came up winners.
Feeling lucky? The Powerball jackpot stands at $1.1 billion ahead of Monday night's drawing.
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 jackpot soars to $950 million with a cash buyout of nearly $429 million. Even though the triple-digit lottery is still up for grabs, there were some $1 and $2 million winners.
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