Winning Powerball ticket sold in California
The winning Powerball ticket was sold at an Albertsons grocery store in California. The jackpot was nearly $700 million.
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The winning Powerball ticket was sold at an Albertsons grocery store in California. The jackpot was nearly $700 million.
It was bought in Morro Bay, California. The winning numbers were white balls of 12, 22, 54, 66, and 69 and a Powerball number of 15.
The Powerball jackpot has slowly climbed to an estimated $635 million thanks to 39 consecutive drawings without a grand prize winner.
The more people who buy tickets, the larger the prize grows.
Lawmakers' reasons for objecting varied by bottom line is state's schools will lose the $14 million they get each year from ticket sales.
The Mega Millions grand prize stands at $970 million and counting. This was the first time both lotteries topped $700 million simultaneously.
That combined with Mega Millions upcoming jackpot of estimated $750 million means almost $1.4 billion up for grabs, and that total will surely grow.
Lottery players will have a shot Tuesday night at the eighth-largest jackpot in U.S. history due to months without a winner of the big prize. The Mega Millions $625 million jackpot is the largest lottery prize in nearly two years. CBS Los Angeles has more details.
It's been months since anyone won the national lotteries, and nearly two years since jackpots rose this high.
Though the winner of the $425 million Powerball jackpot is currently unknown, it is known where the ticket was purchased. And, as Ben Tracy reports, it's an area that's no stranger to lottery luck.
Wednesday night's Powerball jackpot is estimated at $400 million. The payout would be the sixth largest in U.S. lottery history. Gayle King reports.
An unclaimed lottery prize is set to expire at midnight. The ticket was bought in a Tampa-area convenience store. If unclaimed, it would be the largest prize unspoken for since the state joined Powerball in 2009. CBS News correspondent Mark Strassmann reports.
In 1992, two friends from Wisconsin made a promise to each other: If one of them won the Powerball jackpot, they'd split the winnings, no matter what. Nearly 30 years later, one of those pals won $22 million - and made good on his promise.
"The power of friendship and a handshake has paid off."
There was a one-time cash option of $343.9 million
There was a one-time cash option of $307 million
A North Carolina man who says he based his Powerball entry on a fortune cookie he got from his granddaughter now has a fortune to celebrate
The $444 million jackpot is the eighth-largest jackpot in Mega Millions' history
Would you take the lump sum or get paid in installments?
Manuel Franco, of West Allis, won the third largest jackpot in U.S. lottery history
A single ticket matched all six Powerball numbers to win the estimated $768 million jackpot
The winning ticket was sold in Wisconsin, lottery officials said
Wednesday's estimated cash value is $465.5 million, if claimed in a lump sum
There was no winner in the $638.8 million Powerball jackpot Saturday
The estimated lump sum payout would be $380.6 million before taxes