Powerball jackpot grows to $975 million after no winner in March 30 drawing
No one has won Powerball's top prize since New Year's Day.
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No one has won Powerball's top prize since New Year's Day.
There was one winning ticket sold for Tuesday night's estimated $1.13 billion Mega Millions jackpot, in New Jersey, officials said. It was the fifth largest in the game's history.
One lucky winner in New Jersey is waking up a whole lot richer this morning.
Numbers will be drawn Tuesday night for the Mega Millions lottery, with an estimated jackpot of over $1 billion at stake.
There has not been a grand prize winner since New Year's Day.
No one has won the Mega Millions jackpot since Dec. 8, a string of 30 consecutive drawings without anyone taking home the top prize.
Choosing random numbers increases your chances of not having to split the prize money should you win.
The Mega Millions jackpot has grown to an estimated $977 million during the 29 drawings with no winner since Dec. 8.
The Powerball and Mega Millions drawings have reached huge jackpots that are up for grabs this week. Drew Svitko, the executive director of the Pennsylvania Lottery and the chair of the Powerball Product Group, joins CBS News with a look at the drawings.
There has not been a Mega Millions jackpot winner since Dec. 8.
The jackpot for Friday night's Mega Millions drawing will be at least an estimated $792 million after no tickets matched the numbers for Tuesday night's $735 million grand prize.
John Cheeks woke up to what he thought was news he had the winning Powerball numbers, only to find out the wrong numbers were accidentally posted on the lottery's website.
With no winning tickets sold for Wednesday's Powerball drawing, the jackpot for Saturday night's drawing will be an estimated $1.5 billion.
There was one winner in the $842.4 million Powerball drawing Monday night and that ticket was sold in Michigan.
Departing somewhat from Maine lottery rules, the jackpot winner was allowed to be identified by the company through which his ticket was purchased.
It's the second-biggest grand prize ever won in U.S. lottery history, behind only a $2.04 billion pot of gold also won in California in November 2022.
The estimated jackpot for Wednesday night's drawing is the second-largest in Powerball history.
So far, the Powerball jackpot has surpassed $1 billion four times.
Players will have a chance at the third-largest jackpot in Powerball history with Saturday night's estimated $1.4 billion drawing. The chances of winning on a single ticket are about 1 in 292.2 million. CBS News' Lana Zak has more.
Zach Birchmeier said he plans to use some of his winnings to build a house.
The estimated jackpot for Saturday night's drawing would be the third-largest in Powerball history and fifth-biggest in U.S. lottery history.
The Powerball jackpot has risen to an estimated $1.4 billion after there were no winners in Wednesday night's drawing. It marks the third-highest jackpot in the game's history. The next drawing will take place Saturday night.
In the past three years, more than $90 billion in battery investments have been announced in the U.S., creating an estimated 70,000 manufacturing jobs, much of it in a stretch from Michigan to Georgia being called the "battery belt." Ben Tracy has more.
Nobody hit the jackpot in Powerball's Monday drawing, raising the next jackpot to an estimated $1.2 billion for Wednesday.
The Powerball jackpot rose to an estimated $1.2 billion after nobody won Monday night. It's the third-highest prize in the game's history.