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One lottery ticket sold in California wins $2 billion Powerball jackpotNews Story
Lump-sum cash option worth $997.6 million By Todd Northrop Around the United States, millions of people had to wait an extra ten hours last night to find out if they won the unbelievably massive Powerball jackpot, due to one unnamed state's inability to deal with the huge amount of ticket sales data. When the drawing did finally occur Tuesday morning, it turns out that just one ticket sold in California matched all six numbers drawn and won the entire jackpot. After all sales we
Nov 8, 2022, 1:00 pm - Lottery News

Record $1.9 billion Powerball drawing delayed until TuesdayNews Story
By Todd Northrop One of the most hotly-anticipated lottery drawings of all time never happened Monday night, as lottery officials were scrambling to process the massive amount of ticket sales data generated by the record $1.9 billion jackpot. Officials now estimate that the drawing should kick off sometime Tuesday morning. A specific time has not been set. The delay was initially caused by one participating lottery that needed extra time to complete required security protocols, the C
Nov 8, 2022, 6:27 am - Lottery News

$1.6 BILLION: Powerball jackpot sets all-time record as ticket sales surge across the USANews Story
Massive sales triggers jackpot increase to #1 all-time 3rd-largest cash value in history By Todd Northrop Due to a ticket-buying frenzy for Saturday's Powerball drawing, the Multi-State Lottery Association (MUSL) has raised the official Powerball lottery jackpot estimate to $1.6 billion, setting the record for the largest lottery jackpot in history. The all-important lump-sum cash value of the jackpot has been raised to $782.4 million, which is the third-largest lottery cash valu
Nov 4, 2022, 12:04 pm - Lottery News

$1.5 BILLION: Powerball jackpot nears all-time recordNews Story
3rd-largest lottery jackpot in world history By Todd Northrop Last night, the multi-state Powerball lottery game produced no top winner for the 39th consecutive drawing, prompting lottery officials to raise the game's jackpot to a near-record $1.5 billion. A winner who chooses the cash option would receive a lump-sum $745.9 million three-quarters of a billion dollars in cash! It's the stuff that a lottery player's dreams are made of holding a lottery ticket for an upcoming Powerb
Nov 3, 2022, 7:08 am - Lottery News

Mississippi Lottery's new Cash Pop game launching this monthNews Story
Cash Pop craze comes to Mississippi in a few weeks By Kate Northrop Cash Pop is about to make its way into Mississippi, to be available later this month for players to try out. Today, the Mississippi Lottery announced that it will be adding a Cash Pop draw game to its lineup on Nov. 20. Cash Pop has lately been cementing itself as a lottery staple in numerous states, such as Florida , Virginia , and South Carolina . Mississippi's version of Cash Pop will feature similar rules
Nov 1, 2022, 3:07 pm - Lottery News

$1 BILLION: Historic Powerball jackpot draw set for MondayNews Story
5th time a lottery jackpot has reached $1 billion By Todd Northrop The most commonly-heard phrase this week just might be, Did you get Powerball tickets? That's because nobody won the Powerball multi-state lottery drawing Saturday night, sending the Monday jackpot to heights only seen once before in the game's history. Monday's Powerball jackpot is currently estimated at $1 billion, with a lump-sum cash value of $497.3 million. And based on past multi-state lottery jackpots, th
Oct 30, 2022, 8:59 am - Lottery News

New York Lottery draws identical Take 5 results two drawings in a rowNews Story
Lottery confirms results and process were properly vetted and verified By Kate Northrop The New York Lottery's Take 5 game produced highly improbable identical results two drawings in a row yesterday. The Take 5 Midday and Evening drawings for Thurs., Oct. 27 ended up churning out the same five numbers, which in turn led to an unusually high number of winners of the game's top prize. Yesterday's Take 5 Midday and Evening lottery results were 18, 21, 30, 35, and 36. Take 5 dr
Oct 28, 2022, 11:00 am - Lottery News

California Lottery SuperLotto Plus ticket worth $38 million expires tomorrowNews Story
Ticket worth millions potentially lost By Kate Northrop A winner of a $38 million SuperLotto Plus prize has just one more day to step forward to claim the money before the winning ticket expires. Someone in San Diego won a massive prize worth $38 million in the California Lottery's SuperLotto Plus game, but judging by what little time remains for the mystery winner to come forward with the winning ticket, the money might go by the wayside. The ticket in question will expire on Th
Oct 26, 2022, 11:56 am - Lottery News

$610 MILLION: Powerball lottery jackpot largest in ten monthsNews Story
13th-largest US lottery jackpot in history By Todd Northrop After a 34th-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 Saturday's $591.3 million grand prize, the Powerball jackpot increased to a staggering $610 million for Monday's drawing the 13th-largest US lottery jackpot of all time. But since most winners choose th
Oct 23, 2022, 9:43 am - Lottery News

Kentucky cancer patient out of work wins $234,176 online Instant Play lottery jackpotNews Story
Huge win could not have come at a better time By Kate Northrop A Kentucky man diagnosed with cancer and undergoing chemotherapy and radiation treatments experienced a turn of events when he won a jackpot worth over $200,000 while playing the lottery online. Frank Long's life has changed drastically since being diagnosed with cancer, but a quick stroke of luck and the right attitude helped make a change for the better. Long's lifestyle looks different than most others'. He goes to
Oct 20, 2022, 3:57 pm - Lottery News