New year, new jackpot: Powerball rises to $810 million
The Powerball jackpot has increased to an estimated $810 million. No winner was announced in Saturday night's drawing.
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The Powerball jackpot has increased to an estimated $810 million. No winner was announced in Saturday night's drawing.
The lucky 29-year-old player purchased the ticket at the BP gas station at 3700 Joslyn Road in Auburn Hills.
A west Michigan man ended his day by discovering he was now a millionaire after he won a $3.4 million Lotto 47 Jackpot.
The lucky player, 43, of Oakland County, who decided to stay anonymous, purchased her raffle ticket on the Michigan Lottery's website.
The estimated jackpot for Wednesday night's drawing is the second-largest in Powerball history.
The estimated jackpot for Saturday night's drawing would be the third-largest in Powerball history and fifth-biggest in U.S. lottery history.
The 61-year-old woman, who chose to stay anonymous, purchased her ticket at the Sunoco gas station at 42986 Mound Road in Sterling Heights.
With the Powerball jackpot soaring to a staggering $1.2 billion ahead of Wednesday night's drawing, Michiganders are dreaming big and looking for the luckiest spots in the state to purchase their tickets.
Nobody hit the jackpot in Powerball's Monday drawing, raising the next jackpot to an estimated $1.2 billion for Wednesday.
The jackpot for the next Powerball drawing is an estimated $835 million. It's still set to be the fourth largest prize in the game's history.
One winning ticket was sold in Florida for the Mega Millions jackpot — the third largest in U.S. lottery history.
The Multi-State Lottery Association, which coordinates the Mega Millions, has engineered the game to generate huge sums.
The pot of gold soared after no winning tickets were sold for Tuesday night's estimated $1.1 billion grand prize.
The odds of winning the Mega Millions jackpot are approximately one in 302.58 million.
There have been no Mega Millions jackpot winners since April 18.
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 winner, who elected to receive her prize as a one-time lump sum payment of about $4.1 million, says she plans to save her winnings.
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.
A man from Wyandotte is feeling like the luckiest person in the state after winning a second big prize from the Michigan Lottery.
A Macomb County man is $150,000 richer after winning the Powerball.
A 56-year-old Genesee County man won $2 million playing the Michigan Lottery's Fortune instant game.
The jackpot would be the ninth-largest in U.S. lottery history.
The Powerball jackpot has climbed to $700 million ahead of Saturday's drawing, and if someone wins, it will be the sixth-largest Powerball jackpot.
The 59-year-old woman purchased her ticket at the Shell gas station, located at 24839 Greenfield Road in Southfield.
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The United Auto Workers announced it has won a tentative contract deal for employees at the Volkswagen Chattanooga plant in Tennessee.
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The Oakland Community Health Network will now be taking over that responsibility amidst a financial dispute between the two organizations.
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Planned Parenthood of Michigan has started to offer vasectomy services in Grand Rapids, with plans to expand the procedure across the state.
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