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$510 MILLION: Powerball lottery jackpot soars into top 10
8th-largest US jackpot ever
By Todd Northrop
August has been a hot month for lottery jackpot chasers, with both Mega Millions and Powerball simultaneously reaching massive levels. Even though Mega Millions has been won, Powerball continues to roll, now surpassing the half-billion dollar mark.
Between now and Saturday evening, anyone can walk into a store and buy a lottery ticket for a couple of bucks that has the potential of winning $510 million which may quite possibly be much higher
Aug 17, 2017, 8:08 am - Lottery News
$430 MILLION: Powerball lottery jackpot surges on rollover
By Todd Northrop
Coming into this weekend there were two big jackpots generating lots of excitement and ticket sales; going out there's just one and it's enormous.
When Mega Million's $393 million jackpot was won by a single ticket sold in Illinois Friday night, the nation's attention shifted to Powerball's monster jackpot, which had increased to $371.1 million by draw time.
The Powerball numbers drawn Saturday night were 20, 24, 26, 35, and 49, with Powerball number 19 and Power Play n
Aug 13, 2017, 8:53 am - Lottery News
Multi-state lottery jackpots grow to combined $738 million
UPDATE: Mega Millions raised to $393 million, new combined total is $749 million
First time Powerball and Mega Millions jackpots simultaneously more than $300 million
Both are top 25 US lottery jackpots
by Todd Northrop
Multi-state lottery tickets are pumping out of state lottery ticket machines throughout the United States this week, as both Powerball and Mega Millions have simultaneously reached astronomic heights.
After nobody won Mega Millions on Tuesday and Powerball on Wedne
Aug 10, 2017, 12:26 pm - Lottery News
18-year-old wins $26,000 a year for life in Florida lottery
One lucky Florida teen will receive $26,000 year after winning the top prize in the state's latest $500 a Week for Life scratch-off lottery.
Daniela Leon Ruz, 18, will receive the money in annual payments of $26,000 after choosing not to collect a lump sum of $410,000, according to a press release by the Florida Lottery.
The teen or her estate if something were to happen to her will collect the money for a minimum of 20 years, or for the duration of her life if it's longer than that.
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Jul 26, 2017, 7:29 pm - Lottery News
$447.8 million winning Powerball lottery ticket sold in California
By Todd Northrop
A single winning Powerball lottery ticket matching all six numbers was sold in California and will claim a $447.8 million jackpot.
If the winner chooses the lump-sum cash value, they will receive a one-time cash payment of $279.1 million, minus federal taxes. California does not deduct any state taxes from lottery prizes.
The Jackpot Analysis page at USA Mega shows the initial taxes that will be withheld on the jackpot.
The massive $447.8 million grand prize is the i
Jun 11, 2017, 9:11 am - Lottery News
$435 MILLION: Powerball lottery jackpot on track to 17-month high
By Todd Northrop
By Saturday evening, the multi-state Powerball lottery jackpot will almost certainly become the largest US lottery jackpot since the game's monstrous $1.6 billion record in Jan. 2016.
In the ensuing 17 months, Powerball's high-water mark has reached $435.3 million 4 months ago, on Feb. 22. (That jackpot was claimed anonymously by a man from Lafayette, Indiana.)
Now, after nobody won last night's $380.6 million grand prize, the initial estimate for Saturday's Powerball w
Jun 8, 2017, 9:14 am - Lottery News
Powerball lottery heats up with new jackpot of $375 million
By Todd Northrop
If world events have got you down, maybe the rising Powerball jackpot is just the thing to lift your spirits and your dreams.
For just the second time in 2017, a Powerball jackpot has exceeded $300 million and has entered into the top 25 US jackpots of all time. In fact, Wednesday's Powerball drawing is inching close to the $400 million mark.
The new Powerball jackpot is currently cresting at $375 million for the Wednesday drawing, ranking as the 18th-largest US lottery
Jun 4, 2017, 11:24 am - Lottery News
One ticket sold in Indiana wins $435 million Powerball jackpot
By Todd Northrop
One ticket sold in the Hoosier State won Wednesday's $435.3 million Powerball lottery jackpot, which had been accumulating for 18 consecutive draws without a winner.
The winning ticket was purchased at the Super Test at 1609 Sagamore Parkway South, in Lafayette. Lafayette is about 60 miles northwest of Indianapolis.
The cash value lump sum is $263.4 million.
The ticket holder should ensure their ticket is in a secure place, consider meeting with a financial advisor a
Feb 23, 2017, 9:35 am - Lottery News
$403 MILLION: Red hot Powerball jackpot rolls again
12th-largest cash value in US history
By Todd Northrop
This week Powerball is the hot ticket, featuring a lump-sum cash payout of nearly a quarter billion dollars.
The new high-water mark of $403 million for the current Powerball annuity jackpot estimate was achieved after no winning tickets were sold for Saturday night's $361 million grand prize.
The lump-sum cash payout value of Wednesday's Powerball jackpot is $243.9 million the 12th-largest ever recorded in United States lottery
Feb 19, 2017, 9:47 am - Lottery News
$349 MILLION: Huge Powerball jackpot set for Saturday
By Todd Northrop
There's nothing like a red-hot Powerball jackpot to distract from the Winter cold.
For the first time in 2017, a Powerball jackpot has exceeded $300 million and has entered into the top 25 US jackpots of all time.
The new high-water mark of $349 million for the current Powerball jackpot was achieved after no winning tickets were sold for Wednesday night's $317 million grand prize.
The lump-sum cash payout value of Saturday's Powerball jackpot is $213.1 million, maki
Feb 16, 2017, 2:19 pm - Lottery News