Powerball jackpot grows to $1 billion
No tickets matched all six numbers in last night's drawing for $900,000. READ MORE.
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No tickets matched all six numbers in last night's drawing for $900,000. READ MORE.
It would be the third-largest jackpot in the game's history and seventh-highest in U.S. lottery history.
No one won the big Powerball jackpot last night.
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.
Minnesota's lucky streak continues as the fifth $50,000 Powerball prize was won in Minnesota this week.
The Powerball jackpot for Wednesday night's drawing is estimated to be near $750 million due to higher-than-expected ticket sales.
The jackpot rolled again this week after there were no winners for Monday night's draw, which stood at an estimated $650 million.
The drawing Wednesday night is worth an estimated $725 million.
Four Minnesotans are $50,000 richer after playing the Powerball this weekend.
The winning tickets were sold at gas stations in Litchfield, Little Canada, Alexandria and Moorhead, the Minnesota Lottery said Monday.
Tammy Gordy said the rebuilding of her home has been on hold, but these winnings will get the project going again and allow for some upgrades.
Edwin Castro isn't wasting time using the record jackpot he won in November and claimed last month.
The jackpot would be the ninth-largest in U.S. lottery history.
Multi-State Lottery Association tweaked the Mega Millions lottery so it would generate large jackpots, one expert said.
There have been 24 drawings since the jackpot was last won on Oct. 14.
The announcement came after a lengthy delay in revealing the winning numbers.
Minnesota lottery officials say the state's verification system caused the delay in reporting the latest Powerball numbers.
Minnesota lottery officials say the state's verification system caused the delay in reporting the latest Powerball numbers.
Lottery officials said one state was still processing its sales data. The jackpot is the largest for any lottery, anywhere, ever.
The jackpot has eluded players since Aug. 3, the last time anyone matched all five winning numbers and the Powerball.
WCCO's Mike Augustyniak has done the math, and has a "guaranteed" way to win.
The estimated jackpot is $1.6 billion. The Cash value option is a little over $782.4 million. This is the largest Powerball jackpot of the year so far.
The odds of winning of course are small: 1 in 292.2 million. But that's not stopping people from dreaming big about what they'd do with the winnings.
The Powerball jackpot has reached a record estimated high of $1.6 billion, leading many to buy tickets ahead of Saturday night’s drawing.
The Powerball jackpot is reaching record territory at $1.6 billion.
