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$252.6 Million Winning Powerball Ticket Sold in Ohio

MACEDONIA, Ohio—Someone in Ohio went to bed $252.6 million richer, before taxes, after hitting the Powerball jackpot. The winning ticket for Wednesday night’s drawing was sold at Get Go #3279 in Macedonia and is Ohio’s fourth Powerball jackpot winner since joining the game in 2010. The retailer will receive a $100,000 bonus for selling the…


Winner Comes Forward to Claim $1.35 Billion Mega Millions Jackpot

PORTLAND, Maine—The winner of a $1.35 billion Mega Millions jackpot—the fourth largest in U.S. history—has come forward to collect the prize, state officials said Wednesday. The winner had been a mystery, and remains a mystery. The Maine State Lottery said the winner chose to remain anonymous and collect the cash option through a limited liability…


Winner of $2 Billion Powerball Jackpot to Be Revealed in California

SACRAMENTO, Calif.—The winner of November’s record-high $2.04 billion Powerball jackpot will be identified in California on Tuesday, the state lottery announced. The name of the person will be released during an 11 a.m. press conference held by California Lottery Director Alva Johnson and Deputy Director Carolyn Becker in Sacramento. The winner won’t be present but…


Winner of $2 Billion Powerball Jackpot Revealed in California

SACRAMENTO, Calif.—The winner of November’s record-high $2.04 billion Powerball jackpot was identified in California on Tuesday, the state lottery announced. California Lottery Director Alva Johnson said the winner was a man named Edwin Castro, but released no other information about him, including his hometown. Castro declined to appear at the press conference but sent a…


$747 Million Powerball Jackpot up to 9th-Largest as Drawing Nears

DES MOINES, Iowa—A $747 million Powerball jackpot will be up for grabs Monday night for players willing to risk $2 against the long, long odds of winning the big prize. No one has won the jackpot since Nov. 19, 2022, allowing the prize to grow larger with each of the game’s three weekly drawings. It…


Powerball Jackpot Grows to $747 Million After No Winner

DES MOINES, Iowa—The Powerball jackpot grew to an estimated $747 million after no one beat the odds and won the top prize in Saturday night’s drawing. The numbers drawn were: 2, 8, 15, 19, 58, and Powerball 10. The $747 million Powerball jackpot up for grabs Monday night is the ninth largest in U.S. lottery…


$700 Million Powerball Prize Latest in String of Giant Jackpots

DES MOINES, Iowa—No, it’s not lottery deja vu. There really is another giant lottery jackpot up for grabs Saturday night, the latest in a string of big prizes enticing players to plunk down $2 and try to beat formidable odds. This time, it’s an estimated $700 million Powerball jackpot drawing, which ranks at the 10th…


$31 Million Winning Mega Millions Jackpot Ticket Sold at Massachusetts Grocery Store

A winning $31 million Mega Millions jackpot ticket for Tuesday night’s drawing was sold at a grocery store in Belchertown, Massachusetts. The cash option on the prize is $16.3 million if the winner wants to take the money in a lump sum. According to the Massachusetts State Lottery Commission, the multi-million dollar jackpot winner came…


New Mega Millions Jackpot of $1.35 Billion Is Game’s 2nd Highest

DES MOINES, Iowa—The Mega Millions prize has grown again to an estimated $1.35 billion after there was no winner of the lottery’s latest giant jackpot. The numbers drawn late Tuesday night were: 7, 13, 14, 15, 18, and gold Mega Ball 9. The new jackpot drawing on Friday night will be another milestone in the…


$1.1 Billion Mega Millions Prize Also Can Be Winner for Retailers

DES MOINES, Iowa—An estimated $1.1 billion Mega Millions jackpot drawing Tuesday night has people lined up at convenience stores nationwide to buy tickets in longshot hopes of winning a massive prize, but shop and gas station owners selling the tickets also have a chance at a big-figure bonus. State lotteries usually reward the owners of…