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.
Here are the top 20 largest Powerball and Mega Millions jackpots, and the odds of winning them.
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.
The Powerball jackpot leaped to an estimated $1.5 billion after no one won Wednesday night's pot of gold of approximately $1.25 billion.
The $1 billion jackpot is the seventh-largest in the game's history.
Saturday's jackpot had an total cash value of $820.6 million, Powerball said.
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.
Saturday's Powerball jackpot would be the second-biggest in U.S. lottery history, only trailing the world-record $2.04 billion grand prize won in 2022.
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.
Saturday's Powerball jackpot has an estimated cash value of $453.1 million.
Wednesday night's Powerball jackpot will be an estimated $815 million, the game's seventh biggest, with an approximate cash value of $367.9 million, after no one won Monday's $750 million grand prize.
The Powerball jackpot is now an estimated $750 million for Monday night's drawing, making it the 10th-largest jackpot in Powerball game history.
Saturday night's jackpot was delayed due to one participating lottery needing additional time to complete pre-draw procedures.
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 estimated jackpot for Wednesday night's drawing is the second-largest in Powerball history.
The Powerball jackpot soared past the $1 billion mark after no tickets matched all six numbers drawn on Saturday night.
The winning Powerball ticket was purchased in Los Angeles. The grand prize was the third largest in the game's history since it started in 1992.
It would be the third-largest jackpot in the game's history and seventh-highest in U.S. lottery history.
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 jackpot rolled again this week after there were no winners for Monday night's draw, which stood at an estimated $650 million.
Tammy Gordy said the rebuilding of her home has been on hold, but these winnings will get the project going again and allow for some upgrades.
The winner was a man named Edwin Castro, said California Lottery Director Alva Johnson.
The ticket was purchased in Washington state. The winning numbers were 05, 11, 22, 23, 69 and the Powerball 07.
Former county clerk Tina Peters and another inmate got in some sort of confrontation over the weekend at a Colorado prison where she is serving her sentence.
Recent wind gusts in Northern Colorado caused one small business to have to tear down what remained of their tent structure.might as well get used to being Wyoming now," Gourd said.
Just west of Empower Field at Mile High, a rush for new Denver Broncos gear kicked off within moments of the team announcing that Jarrett Stidham will replace the injured Bo Nix as Sunday's AFC Championship starter.
After serving a decade-and-a-half prison sentence, a Colorado man wrote a book about his experience behind bars. However, he may now be headed back to prison.
Skywatchers across Colorado may get a rare treat Monday night as increased solar activity could push the northern lights far enough south to become visible in parts of the state with a Kp value of 8 out of 9.
Former county clerk Tina Peters and another inmate got in some sort of confrontation over the weekend at a Colorado prison where she is serving her sentence.
Recent wind gusts in Northern Colorado caused one small business to have to tear down what remained of their tent structure.might as well get used to being Wyoming now," Gourd said.
Just west of Empower Field at Mile High, a rush for new Denver Broncos gear kicked off within moments of the team announcing that Jarrett Stidham will replace the injured Bo Nix as Sunday's AFC Championship starter.
After serving a decade-and-a-half prison sentence, a Colorado man wrote a book about his experience behind bars. However, he may now be headed back to prison.
Skywatchers across Colorado may get a rare treat Monday night as increased solar activity could push the northern lights far enough south to become visible in parts of the state with a Kp value of 8 out of 9.
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Denver's starting quarterback broke a bone in his ankle right before the end of the game over the weekend.
Recent wind gusts in Northern Colorado caused one small business to have to tear down what remained of their tent structure. The industrial tent, located east of Windsor on Highway 392, was destroyed after the windstorm late last week.
Just west of Empower Field at Mile High, a rush for new Denver Broncos gear kicked off within moments of the team announcing that Jarrett Stidham will replace the injured Bo Nix as Sunday's AFC Championship starter.
Skywatchers across Colorado may get a rare treat Monday night as increased solar activity could push the northern lights far enough south to become visible in parts of the state with a Kp value of 8 out of 9.
Just west of Empower Field at Mile High, a rush for new Denver Broncos gear kicked off within moments of the team announcing that Jarrett Stidham will replace the injured Bo Nix as Sunday's AFC Championship starter.
The Broncos and their newly-named starting quarterback, Jarrett Stidham, will face the New England Patriots in the AFC Championship game next weekend. Denver will host its first AFC championship game in a decade.
With Bo Nix now out, and surgery scheduled for Tuesday, Stidham will take his place on Sunday and, should the Broncos win that game, in the Super Bowl on Feb. 8 too.
Paul Andrews has been dubbed the neighborhood "handyman" and the neighborhood "hero" for the way he shows up for his community. He's also a Broncos superfan. So two neighbors gifted him a ticket to Saturday's game in Denver.
The Denver Broncos will be without their starting quarterback when they host the AFC Championship Game next weekend.
Valentino Garavani's high-glamour gowns were fashion show staples for nearly half a century.
Spanish police said Monday that at least 40 people died and 159 were injured in a high-speed train collision in southern Spain.
A U.S. defense official confirmed some 1,500 active-duty soldiers, currently stationed in Alaska, are on standby for possible deployment to Minneapolis amid the city's protests.
Europeans were reeling Sunday from President Trump's announcement that eight countries will face a 10% tariff for opposing American control of Greenland.
Looking overseas, there is wide opposition to the idea of taking Greenland by force.
One of Aurora's newly elected city councilmembers was arrested Saturday night on suspicion of driving under the influence of alcohol.
A U.S. defense official confirmed some 1,500 active-duty soldiers, currently stationed in Alaska, are on standby for possible deployment to Minneapolis amid the city's protests.
Europeans were reeling Sunday from President Trump's announcement that eight countries will face a 10% tariff for opposing American control of Greenland.
Most Republicans feel Trump has done more than expected, while others have views that are more mixed.
Looking overseas, there is wide opposition to the idea of taking Greenland by force.
"It's as definitive as we're going to get," CBS News medical contributor Dr. Céline Gounder said of the new research, which found no connection between Tylenol and autism or ADHD.
The Trump administration reversed cuts to grants for mental health and addiction treatment programs that a CBS News source said were valued at around $1.9 billion.
This year, AdventHealth says it will roll out close to 800 cameras in hospital rooms and urgent care centers across Colorado to add a virtual layer of care.
Every state will receive at least $100 million annually from the federal Rural Health Transformation fund, but some scored millions more based on their plans and willingness to pass policies embracing MAHA initiatives.
Roughly 1.4 million fewer Americans have signed up for an Affordable Care Act plan as expiring tax breaks drive up premiums.
Just west of Empower Field at Mile High, a rush for new Denver Broncos gear kicked off within moments of the team announcing that Jarrett Stidham will replace the injured Bo Nix as Sunday's AFC Championship starter.
The Trump administration is delaying its plans to withhold pay from student loan borrowers who default on their payments, backing off a measure that threatened to deliver a financial blow to millions of Americans.
Some residents and businesses in southeast Denver were without landline phone service for more than a week, leaving many frustrated by what they described as a lack of communication from service provider CenturyLink.
From learning English here, to succeeding in sports, and building a growing business that's now employee-owned, Mowa Haile says he loves Colorado's sense of community.
Itsuko Cobb began blinging her own Colorado sports apparel nearly two years ago, starting with Denver Nuggets' jerseys, and the response to them was overwhelming.
At 71 years old, facing a terminal diagnosis, Colorado resident Tom Pringle has one more thing he wants to do before he dies: help other people in similar situations by trying an experimental drug to treat his ALS, also known as Lou Gehrig's disease.
The families of three nonverbal students who were physically abused by a bus aide while traveling to school in Colorado have filed a lawsuit against their children's former school.
Many people who responded to a state survey regarding Xcel's Public Safety Power Shutoffs last month expressed dissatisfaction with Xcel's approach on Dec. 17 and Dec. 19, believing the utility overreacted.
State regulators said the text message from Christian Hatfield, the former district attorney for Colorado's 22nd Judicial District, "caused the staff member emotional harm."
A Venezuelan national suspected in a string of attempted armed robberies in 2024 in Denver's ritzy Cherry Creek North neighborhood has been apprehended in Detroit, according to police and prosecutors.