Powerball jackpot climbs to $875 million
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.
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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.
The jackpot rolled again this week after there were no winners for Monday night's draw, which stood at an estimated $650 million.
The ticket was purchased in Washington state. The winning numbers were 05, 11, 22, 23, 69 and the Powerball 07.
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.
Even though it's not in the billions, lottery prizes will still be double-digit millions, so what can winners expect?
Even though the Powerball jackpot is no longer in the billions, it's still a lot of money. So, KDKA's John Shumway is breaking down what you need to know should you have a winning ticket.
The announcement came after a lengthy delay in revealing the winning numbers.
The winning numbers drawn were: white balls 10, 33, 41, 47 and 56, and the red Powerball was 10.
Someone who bought a Powerball ticket in Southern California has won a record $2.04 billion Powerball jackpot after more than three months without anyone hitting the top prize.
Lottery officials said one state was still processing its sales data. The jackpot is the largest for any lottery, anywhere, ever.
No one has matched all six numbers in Wednesday night's Powerball drawing, sending the jackpot total to $1.5 billion.
The latest numbers for the $1.2 billion Powerball have been drawn.
A life-changing amount of money is up for grabs tonight as people wait for the Powerball numbers to be drawn.
No one matched all of the winning numbers in Monday night's drawing.
Monday's jackpot was the second largest in state history and the fifth largest in the U.S.
The Powerball jackpot keeps getting larger because players keep losing.
The gigantic Powerball jackpot is getting bigger after no one won the prize on Saturday night.
No one won Wednesday's pot of gold of about $700 million, which was already the game's largest this year.
The jackpot has increased steadily since the last grand prize winner was announced on Aug. 3.
It happened again! No one matched all six numbers in the Powerball drawing!
Lottery officials gave the Sheetz in New Stanton a $100,000 bonus for selling a jackpot-winning Powerball ticket last week.
Two winning tickets have been sold for Wednesday night's Powerball jackpot.
The winning numbers for a Powerball jackpot estimated at $635 million were drawn on Saturday.
The Powerball lottery drawing will happen on Mondays, Wednesdays and Saturdays starting on August 23.
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