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$900 MILLION: Powerball jackpot rises, but sales miss in last draw makes for small increaseNews Story
By Todd Northrop Powerball lottery players might be wondering this morning why the jackpot only increased by $25 million after nobody won last night's $875 million grand prize. The answer is that the last jackpot was estimated too high. During the live drawing it was announced that after all proceeds were counted, the final jackpot tally came to $829.4 million $45.6 million shy of the expected amount. Likewise, the cash value that was initially estimated to reach $452.2 million only in f
Jul 16, 2023, 6:41 am - Todd - Lottery News

Mega Millions and Powerball offer $1.13 billion in combined lottery jackpotsNews Story
Chance to win $675 million tonight Story updated to reflect increased Powerball jackpot By Todd Northrop Lottery players have two massive multi-state jackpots to try to win this week, adding up to a whopping $1.13 billion in total. According to leading multi-state lottery website USA Mega , the Mega Millions jackpot sits at an estimated $480 million with a cash value of $240.7 million, while tonight's Powerball drawing offers a $675 million estimated jackpot with a cash option
Jul 10, 2023, 9:56 am - Todd - Lottery News

$1.09 BILLION: Powerball jackpot is 4th-largest in game historyNews Story
Powerball ticket-buying frenzy this week as game seeks to create billionaire By Todd Northrop This week lottery players across the United States will be pulling out all the stops to try and win Powerball, featuring one of the largest lottery jackpots in history, worth an estimated $1.09 billion. The Powerball jackpot has been building for 39 consecutive drawings since the last winner on January 1 , when one ticket from Michigan won a $842.4 million jackpot . The ticket was sold at th
Apr 2, 2024, 8:17 am - Todd - Lottery News

$975 MILLION: Massive Powerball jackpot increases againNews Story
Easter sales dip might be holding it back By Todd Northrop The near-billion-dollar Powerball jackpot grew again last night, but perhaps not as much as it would have if this weren't Easter weekend. The latest increase of the current lengthy Powerball jackpot run comes after nobody won last night's drawing, sending the Monday jackpot ever closer to heights that once seemed unattainable for a lottery game. Monday's Powerball jackpot is currently estimated at $975 million, with a lu
Mar 31, 2024, 9:07 am - Todd - Lottery News

$935 MILLION: Powerball lottery jackpot nears billion-dollar milestoneNews Story
11th-largest US lottery jackpot in history By Todd Northrop After a 37th-consecutive drawing without a winner, the Powerball multi-state lottery game now features a jackpot that will provide multi-generational wealth to the lucky player who eventually wins it all. After nobody won Wednesday's $873.1 million grand prize, the Powerball jackpot increased to a staggering $935 million for Saturday's drawing the 11th-largest US lottery jackpot of all time, and the 5th-largest Powerball jac
Mar 28, 2024, 7:15 am - Todd - Lottery News

One New Jersey ticket is sole winner of $1.13 billion Mega Millions jackpotNews Story
Largest lottery jackpot ever won in the Garden State Updated with retailer that sold the winning ticket By Todd Northrop After a run of 30 drawings without a jackpot winner, the 31st drawing of the multi-state Mega Millions game produced a single $1.13 billion winner last night when one lottery ticket sold in New Jersey matched all five numbers plus the Mega Ball. It was the 10th time a lottery jackpot had grown to more than $1 billion, and the ninth time a single ticket won $1
Mar 27, 2024, 7:18 am - Todd - Lottery News

$865 MILLION: Powerball jackpot reaching historic levelsNews Story
11th-largest lottery jackpot in history By Todd Northrop This week Powerball joins Mega Millions in the race to the top of historical lottery jackpots, featuring a massive top prize that is approaching a billion dollars. The new high-water mark of $865 million for the current Powerball annuity jackpot estimate was achieved after no winning tickets were sold for Monday night's $813 million grand prize. It is the 11th-highest lottery jackpot in history, and the 5th-largest Powerb
Mar 26, 2024, 7:57 am - Todd - Lottery News

$1.1 BILLION: Mega Millions jackpot now the eighth-largest in historyNews Story
Powerball jackpot simultaneously offers massive wealth By Todd Northrop For the eighth time in history a lottery jackpot has grown to more than a billion dollars. Last night nobody won the Mega Millions multi-state lottery drawing, triggering another jackpot rollover that created a Tuesday jackpot estimated at $1.1 billion with a cash value of $525.8 million. Based on past multi-state lottery jackpots, that estimate may get a lot bigger by the time the drawing kicks off Tuesday n
Mar 23, 2024, 8:31 am - Todd - Lottery News

Powerball welcomes 2024 with an $810 million New Year's Day jackpotNews Story
10th-largest jackpot in US history By Todd Northrop What a way to start the new year! In the lottery world, 2024 is starting with a loud bang, as the multi-state Powerball game is holding a drawing for a whopping $810 million jackpot on New Year's Day. The massive Powerball annuity jackpot estimate was achieved after no winning tickets were sold for Saturday night's $786.1 million grand prize. It is the 10th-highest lottery jackpot in history, and the 5th-largest Powerball
Dec 31, 2023, 7:57 am - Todd - Lottery News

$1.725 BILLION: Powerball jackpot now 2nd-largest of all timeNews Story
Powerball ticket-buying frenzy this week By Todd Northrop This week lottery players across the United States will be pulling out all the stops to try and win Powerball, featuring one of the largest lottery jackpots in history, worth an estimated $1.725 billion. The Powerball jackpot has been building for 35 consecutive drawings since the last winner on July 22. All those drawings have accumulated a massive pile of cash, ready to provide multi-generational wealth to the lucky lottery
Oct 10, 2023, 6:43 am - Todd - Lottery News