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$550 MILLION: Powerball lottery jackpot soars on rolloverNews Story
Nearly $1 billion in multi-state jackpots can be won this week By Todd Northrop This week has seen a frenzy of lottery tickets sales across the United States, with both Mega Millions and Powerball simultaneously reaching massive levels. With the Powerball jackpot increasing to $550 million after the Wed. evening drawing, there is now close to $1 billion in combined jackpots on tap for lottery players this week. Seasoned lottery players keep an eye on the lump-sum cash value of the jackp
Jan 4, 2018, 9:55 am - Todd - Lottery News

$510 MILLION: Powerball lottery jackpot soars into top 10News Story
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 - Todd - Lottery News

$435 MILLION: Powerball lottery jackpot on track to 17-month highNews Story
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 - Todd - Lottery News

$349 MILLION: Huge Powerball jackpot set for SaturdayNews Story
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 - Todd - Lottery News

$359 MILLION: Powerball jackpot heats upNews Story
By Todd Northrop As Winter approaches and temperatures cool throughout much of the United States, the multi-state Powerball lottery game is trying to keep things hot. For the fourth time in 2016, 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 $359 million for the current Powerball jackpot was achieved after no winning tickets were sold for Saturday night's $333.5 million grand prize. The lump-sum cash
Nov 20, 2016, 9:54 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

$800 MILLION: Powerball lottery jackpot surges on rolloverNews Story
5th-largest jackpot in US history By Todd Northrop This week Powerball is the hot ticket, featuring a massive jackpot that is approaching a billion dollars. The new high-water mark of $800 million for the current Powerball annuity jackpot estimate was achieved after no winning tickets were sold for Wednesday night's $715.3 million grand prize. It is the 5th-highest lottery jackpot in history, and the 2nd-largest Powerball jackpot ever. The lump-sum cash payout value of Satu
Oct 27, 2022, 7:13 am - Todd - Lottery News

$1.7 billion in combined jackpots, as USA multi-state lottery games peak togetherNews Story
Mega Millions holds its lead at $977 million, but Powerball catching up with $750 million By Todd Northrop Lottery players across the United States are buying multi-state lottery tickets at a furious pace, driving up the Mega Millions and Powerball jackpots simultaneously to a massive $1.7 billion in total. According to leading multi-state lottery website USA Mega , the Mega Millions jackpot sits at an estimated $977 million with a cash value of $461 million with a drawing Friday nig
Mar 21, 2024, 7:52 am - Todd - Lottery News

One Michigan lottery ticket wins $842.4 million Powerball jackpotNews Story
Lump-sum cash option worth $425.2 million By Todd Northrop Someone in the state of Michigan started off the new year better than the rest of us. After 29 consecutive drawings without a winner, the multi-state Powerball lottery game finally produced a winner on the 30th try, resulting in a single ticket worth $842.4 million in 30 payments over 29 years, or $425.2 million in cash all at once. The winning ticket was purchased at Food Castle located at 3035 East Grand Blanc Road, in
Jan 2, 2024, 7:28 am - Todd - Lottery News