Why does the Powerball jackpot increase over time?
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.
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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.
Even though no one won the big pot, you still may want to check your numbers to see if you won a smaller prize.
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 winning numbers were drawn for the massive Powerball jackpot Saturday and no one won the $615 million jackpot – the 10th largest Powerball prize in history. However, one Stockton resident won a seven-figure prize.
Feeling lucky? The potential prize for the massive Powerball jackpot just got a big boost, lottery officials announced Friday.
The winner of the largest U.S. lottery jackpot in history is a former student in the California public school system who wants to mostly stay out of the spotlight.
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.
The California Lottery is warning players against buying tickets on the internet.
The Powerball jackpot has grown to an estimated $526 million for tomorrow's drawing after no one won yesterday's drawings.
There have been 24 drawings since the jackpot was last won on Oct. 14.
Powerball fever may be over, but the money is still rolling in.
Joe Chahayed said he didn't know who won the giant prize but hopes it's someone local.
One extremely lucky person in California has won the record-setting $2.04 billion Powerball jackpot.
The winning numbers were drawn about ten hours late, but the lone winning ticket was sold in California. There was a $1 million winner in Massachusetts.
One extremely lucky person in California has won the record-setting $2.04 billion Powerball jackpot.
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.
The new jackpot tops the previous record prize of $1.586 billion won in 2016 by three Powerball players in California, Florida and Tennessee.
Perplexed that it seems no one can win the gigantic $1.5 billion Powerball prize? A big reason is that people aren't buying as many tickets for each drawing as they did five or six years ago.
Powerball players -- your chance at winning "Who Wants to Be a Billionaire" continues for another round.
Winners of giant jackpots nearly always take the cash, and financial advisers say that might be a mistake.
There were no winning tickets sold for Monday night's Powerball drawing so the grand prize for Wednesday night's selections will be a minimum of roughly $1.2 billion.
