Powerball jackpot nears estimated 1-and-a-quarter billion dollars
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.
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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.
The winning numbers drawn on Monday were 19-24-40-42-56 and the Powerball 23.
Statistically, a Powerball player is much more likely to be attacked by a grizzly bear at Yellowstone National Park.
No one has won Powerball's top prize since New Year's Day.
There has not been a grand prize winner since New Year's Day.
Someone is set for a major payday after buying a lottery ticket in the small southern Minnesota city of Zumbro Falls.
Somebody bought a winning Powerball ticket in Minnesota worth $1 million.
Someone's Christmas gift could be hundreds-of-millions of dollars.
Wednesday night's winning Powerball numbers are in.
The estimated jackpot for Wednesday night's drawing is the second-largest in Powerball history.
So far, the Powerball jackpot has surpassed $1 billion four times.
The Powerball jackpot soared past the $1 billion mark after no tickets matched all six numbers drawn on Saturday night.
No one matched all six numbers in Saturday's Powerball drawing. So now, it's grown to the second-largest jackpot of the year.
The Powerball jackpot hit more than $900 million this week. It's a big one, but a long way from last year's record prize of $2 billion. That historic drawing was delayed because of the Minnesota Lottery. David Schuman got his hands on thousands of internal emails about the holdup.
Emails throughout the night and early morning hours show employees writing messages such as, "This is simply awful," and, "It looks like we are in for a late night," and, "This is a high priority situation... We need to get things figured out ASAP."
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.
The odds of winning the Mega Millions jackpot are about one in 302.58 million.
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.
The billion-dollar ticket was sold at a mini-market in downtown L.A.
As the jackpots for Powerball and Mega Millions soar, there's still a $1 million unclaimed lottery ticket in Minnesota. And time is running out to claim it.
The third largest jackpot in Powerball history is up for grabs Wednesday night.
With the $1 billion drawing just hours away, Powerball mania is growing.
If you're feeling lucky, now might be the time to buy a lottery ticket.
There has been no Mega Millions jackpot winner since April 18.
After Monday's drawing ended without a winner, the Powerball jackpot rose to an estimated $1 billion, the third-largest prize in the game's history.
