Powerball Gets A $731M Jackpot Winner, $600K Ticket Sold In Woodland Hills
The jackpot winner will have the choice between receiving the $731.1 million over 29 years, or a lump sum payment of $546.8 million.
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The jackpot winner will have the choice between receiving the $731.1 million over 29 years, or a lump sum payment of $546.8 million.
The jackpot for Friday's drawing is now estimated to reach $970 million.
A ticket purchased at a San Diego gas station matched five of the six numbers and won $2.7 million.
No one matched all six numbers Tuesday night. The Mega Millions jackpot is expected to hit $750 million by Friday.
The new year already has mixed reviews, but there's a chance to turn it all around this week.
The winning numbers are 16, 20, 37, 44 and 62. The Powerball is 12.
Wednesday's draw will be worth at least $750 million.
There was no Powerball winner Saturday, making Wednesday night's estimated jackpot swell to an estimated $550 million, the eighth largest jackpot in the game's history.
Wednesday's Powerball jackpot is potentially the eighth largest in history, but the odds of winning are long – about 1 in 293 million to win the jackpot. About 1 in $25 can win a $5 prize or more.
The winning numbers were 30-34-39-53-67, and the Powerball: 11.
Wednesday's numbers were 18, 36, 45, 47, 69 and the Powerball number was 14. The jackpot was $448.2 million, and is expected to reach $495 million for Saturday's drawing.
No one has won the latest mammoth Powerball prize, so the estimated jackpot now grows to $750 million – the fourth-largest lottery jackpot in U.S. history.
So, at this writing, there is (give or take a few million) about $2.2 billion up for grabs this coming week.
The jackpot is $378 million, coming up from $345 million earlier Wednesday.
The Mega Millions jackpot has soared to a whopping $868 million for Friday night's drawing.
The ticket matching five of the six Powerball numbers was sold at Ed's Liquor, 825 Pico Blvd. Sunday night's winning numbers were 22, 57, 59, 60, 66, and the Powerball number was 7.
A judge last week ruled that a New Hampshire woman who won a Powerball jackpot worth nearly $560 million can keep her identity private.
If you bought a Powerball ticket in Pennsylvania for Saturday's drawing, you may be holding a piece of paper worth $457 million.
The odds of winning both the Mega Millions and Powerball is about 1 in 75 quadrillion, but that hasn't stopped social media from sharing their billion-dollar dreams.
Nearly $1 billion is up for grabs this weekend for Mega Millions and Powerball lottery players.
There was no grand prize winner in Tuesday's Mega Millions drawing. It's the 23rd straight drawing without a jackpot winner, dating back to October 13.
The Mega Millions drawing will take place Tuesday night, offering players an annuity jackpot of $343 million, paid over 29 years.
Make good on a New Year's resolution to make more money in 2018 by buying a ticket for the Mega Millions or Powerball lotteries, both of which have hefty jackpots this week.
The next draw on Wednesday will be worth an estimated $440 million.
The pretty bad odds of winning, of course, doesn't keep throngs of people from playing.
