Lottery Jackpots Soar To Over $720 Million Combined
Dare to dream? The jackpots for both Mega Millions and Powerball are above $300 million for only the second time in history.
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Dare to dream? The jackpots for both Mega Millions and Powerball are above $300 million for only the second time in history.
If your New Year's resolution is to become a millionaire in 2018, you have two big chances to make that happen.
More than a half a billion dollars is still up for grabs in the nation's two biggest lotteries.
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The lucky numbers were 6, 7, 16, 23 and 26, and the Powerball number was 4.
At W&R Mini Market in Paterson, New Jersey, Juan Mendez had no idea he was a millionaire until his ticket was scanned.
Excitement is building as jackpot chasers look to cash in on the $700 million Powerball prize.
The prize for Wednesday's drawing has grown so massive because it's been more than two months since a jackpot winner, on June 10.
There were several million dollar winners in 5 states Saturday, including New Jersey and Pennsylvania.
There were no jackpot winners Wednesday, making Saturday's drawing the eighth biggest jackpot in lottery history.
Strong sales have sent the jackpot for Saturday night's Powerball soaring.
The winning numbers Wednesday were 9-15-43-60-64 and the Powerball 4.
430 million bucks is up for grabs in Wednesday night's drawing -- one of the 10 largest jackpots in history.
Get those Powerball tickets ready! You could be the one to claim the $356 million jackpot.
The $393 million grand prize ticket was sold in Palos Heights, a suburb of Chicago.
There was no winner in Tuesday night's Mega Millions drawing sending the jackpot to a whopping $382 million.
Lottery fever has hit the Tri-State area as the combined Mega Millions and Powerball jackpots total nearly $700 million.
Lottery officials said the earliest the ticket could be redeemed is 8 a.m. Monday. The winner has one year to claim the prize.
No one has won the Powerball jackpot since April 1st, when a player in Arizona won a comparatively meager $60 million.
A ticket sold at Amboy Food Liquor & News in South Amboy won $150,000. One sold at the Quick Chek on Jackson Avenue in Pompton Plains won $50,000.
There has been no jackpot winner since April 1 and the grand prize for Wednesday night's drawing has rolled over to $375 million.
Feeling lucky? The winning numbers are in for Saturday night's $337 million Powerball drawing.
The winning numbers for Wednesday night's drawing were 4-33-39-46-60, and the Powerball was 6.
Wednesday's Powerball jackpot was an estimated $304.6 million -- cash lump sum option is roughly $187.3 million.
Wednesday's drawing was the first time in nearly three months that the jackpot had climbed above $400 million.
