Detroit woman wins $200K from online Powerball ticket
A Detroit woman matched four of the white balls and the Powerball in the June 26 drawing, walking away with $200,000.
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A Detroit woman matched four of the white balls and the Powerball in the June 26 drawing, walking away with $200,000.
It would be the third-largest jackpot in the game's history and seventh-highest in U.S. lottery history.
The Powerball jackpot is third largest in 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.
The Powerball jackpot is at $522 million ahead of Monday night's drawing. If someone wins the prize tonight, it will be the second-largest Powerball prize won in 2023.
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The ticket was purchased in Washington state. The winning numbers were 05, 11, 22, 23, 69 and the Powerball 07.
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.
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The Powerball jackpot has reached a new high of $1.9 billion after there were no winners in Saturday's drawing. But someone is $1 million richer after buying a ticket in Detroit.
The jackpot has eluded players since Aug. 3, the last time anyone matched all five winning numbers and the Powerball.
Eventually, somebody's got to win the $1.6 billion Powerball jackpot. The second-largest Powerball jackpot in history has people taking their shot at a lucky ticket.
No one won Wednesday night's top prize of $1.2 billion, so the jackpot for Saturday night's drawing will be very close to the $1.586 billion world record for lotteries.
Think you're a sure bet for Wednesday night's estimated $1.2 billion Powerball jackpot?
There were no winning tickets sold for Monday night's Powerball drawing so the grand prize for Wednesday night's selections will be a minimum of roughly $1.2 billion.
The Powerball jackpot keeps getting larger because players keep losing.
No one won Wednesday's pot of gold of about $700 million, which was already the game's largest this year.
These Michigan lotteries were drawn Sunday, January 27, 2020.
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