Powerball hopefuls from all over flock to lucky Newburgh, N.Y. store
Smokes 4 Less has sold six winning tickets of $1 million or more in the last year.
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Smokes 4 Less has sold six winning tickets of $1 million or more in the last year.
Smokes 4 Less has sold six winning tickets of $1 million or more in the last year. CBS New York's Vanessa Murdock reports.
The Powerball jackpot soared past the $1 billion mark after no tickets matched all six numbers drawn on Saturday night.
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 jackpot is now the eighth largest in the history of the Powerball game in a year of big wins.
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 winning numbers have been drawn for Wednesday night's $1 billion Powerball drawing! Read more: https://cbsloc.al/3K35N4A
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.
It would be the third-largest jackpot in the game's history and seventh-highest in U.S. lottery history.
There was no winner in Saturday night's Powerball drawing. Read more: https://cbsloc.al/3NV4WnZ
The winning numbers were drawn Saturday night for the $875 million Powerball jackpot.
Lottery fever is growing as the Powerball jackpot gets bigger. Without any winners since mid-April, the jackpot has risen to a whopping $875 million. Read more: https://cbsloc.al/46Qqc6H
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.
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.
The jackpot is now an estimated $747 million, the ninth-largest in U.S. history.
The Powerball jackpot is now an estimated $747 million.
The numbers are: 1, 4, 12, 36, 49 and the Powerball is 5. CBS2's Maurice Dubois reports.
The shop sold a $50,000 winner for Saturday's Powerball, and a $1 million winner for Friday's Mega Millions.
The shop sold a $50,000 winner in Saturday's Powerball and a $1 million winner in Friday's Mega Millions, CBS2's Tony Aiello reports.
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.
The winning tickets matched four numbers and the Powerball.
