Powerball Jackpot Hits $500 Million
Lotto fever has hit the Southland as Wednesday night's jackpot climbed to $500 million.
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Lotto fever has hit the Southland as Wednesday night's jackpot climbed to $500 million.
The Powerball numbers selected Saturday evening were 5, 10, 21, 34, 58 and a Powerball number of 33.
The estimated jackpot for Saturday's draw had been $360 million but brisk sales nationwide have upped the pot to $380 million.
The record jackpot reached $590 million in May 2013.
It's been a while, but there's a giant Powerball jackpot that's expected to have a prize of $317 million by Wednesday night's drawing.
Authorities said the ticket was purchased at Century City 76 gas station, located at 10389 Santa Monica Boulevard.
The ticket was sold at a 7-Eleven at 4501 E. Lincoln Avenue.
The record Powerball jackpot reached $590 million in May 2013.
Since no ticket matched all six numbers, Tuesday's jackpot soars to an estimated $321 million.
California Lottery officials say one lucky person is holding a winning Powerball ticket worth $1,098,624.
Lottery officials Sunday said one person in California is $7 million richer after matching five of six numbers in Saturday night's Powerball draw.
The record SuperLotto Plus jackpot was $193 million in February 2002.
The odds of matching all five numbers and the Powerball number is 1 in 175,223,510, according to the Powerball website.
The numbers drawn Saturday were 24, 34, 36, 57, 58 and the Powerball number was 11.
No. You didn't win.
The winning ticket was purchased at Discount Cigarettes.
Daniel Rambo told California Lottery officials he was instantly in a state of shock when the machine read $782,673.
B. Raymond Buxton, a Northern California retiree, claimed the prize at the California Lottery headquarters in Sacramento wearing a shirt that featured a picture of Yoda and read, "Luck of the Jedi I have."
Someone who purchased a lottery ticket in Lawndale has won nearly $800,000 in the latest Powerball drawing.
It's official, the $425-million Powerball jackpot has a winner!
The Powerball jackpot has reached $400 million ahead of Wednesday night's drawing.
There were no jackpot winners in Wednesday's Powerball draw but a lucky ticket holder in Lake Elsinore came close.
A Powerball ticket purchased at a convenience store in Los Angeles County is worth more than $3 million, the California Lottery announced Sunday.
Lottery officials are releasing surveillance photos in hopes of identifying and locating the man who purchased a winning lotto ticket.
No ticket matched all six numbers in Friday's Mega Millions draw so the estimated jackpot for Tuesday is $160 million.
