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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

$1.9 BILLION POWERBALL JACKPOT SETS WORLD RECORD OF UNIMAGINABLE WEALTHNews Story
Jaw-dropping prize money on the line for Monday drawing Cash option nearly $1 billion By Todd Northrop Last night Powerball didn't just set a new lottery jackpot record, it crushed the old record, putting the concept of a $2 billion lottery jackpot within reach. When the 40th drawing of the current Powerball jackpot run was conducted last night, it produced a combination of numbers that most lottery players typically wouldn't choose on their own: All the numbers except one were
Nov 6, 2022, 7:36 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

Arkansas woman wins largest Natural State Jackpot ever at $520,000News Story
Record win has lottery winner running down the street By Kate Northrop Someone in Arkansas has claimed the record $520,000 Natural State Jackpot after the prize continued to swell beyond record levels day by day. On Thursday, Kashema Marks of Pine Bluff claimed the largest-ever Natural State Jackpot (NSJ) that, at long last, finished its run at $520,000. In mid-June, the NSJ top prize had reached an all-time high of $500,000 after it surpassed the previous record of $430,000.
Jun 28, 2022, 4:38 am - Lottery News

Arkansas Lottery Natural State Jackpot climbs to record $500,000News Story
Lottery celebrates record high with in-person event, jackpot continues to rise By Kate Northrop The Arkansas Lottery Natural State Jackpot (NSJ) has reached an all-time high and continues to climb to new heights, having surpassed half a million dollars after the drawing took place on Thurs., June 16. There's a record amount of money up for grabs in the Arkansas Natural State Jackpot game, and it only continues to grow now that it has officially whizzed by the $500,000 milestone.
Jun 17, 2022, 5:13 pm - Lottery News

Record-breaking £184 million EuroMillions lottery winners revealedNews Story
The UK's biggest EuroMillions lottery winners have been revealed as a couple from Gloucester who won 184 million (US$228.4 million) with a quick pick ticket. Joe and Jess Thwaite won a record-breaking 184,262,899 making them richer than Adele last week. Mrs. Thwaite, 44, who has two children with her 49-year-old husband, said the win will give them time to dream . The previous record was held by an anonymous winner who banked 170 million (US$211 million) in October 2019. After be
May 19, 2022, 8:32 am - Lottery News

Group of 55 women take home record $80 million in Australian Powerball lotteryNews Story
Gymgoers who get fit together win together By Kate Northrop 55 women from a ladies-only gym called Curves are celebrating together after they won the $80 million (US$57.4 million) Australian Lottery Powerball jackpot drawn on Thurs., Dec. 2. A lottery pool consisting of members from a small gym in a Beldon suburb took home the $80 million Division One Powerball prize last week. It was also the largest jackpot won in Western Australia and the equal biggest prize won from any Aus
Dec 8, 2021, 3:04 pm - Lottery News

Record number of winning tickets sold in single Washington Lottery Match 4 drawingNews Story
Over half a million dollars awarded in one drawing By Kate Northrop A record number of top prize-winning tickets were sold in a single Washington Lottery Match 4 drawing, awarding over half a million dollars in prizes in just one night. 53 Match 4 tickets hit all four drawn numbers on Oct. 30, awarding over half a million dollars in prizes to ticketholders who picked the combination 8-10-17-20. As each top prize-winning ticket is worth $10,000, the Lottery handed out $530,000 j
Nov 23, 2021, 10:41 am - Lottery News

French ticket holder wins record €220 million EuroMillions lottery jackpotNews Story
It's the largest EuroMillions jackpot in history By Kate Northrop Someone in France is going to experience some life-altering changes to their finances after scooping up the 220 million (US$256 million) EuroMillions jackpot on Friday, which holds the record for the game's largest prize in its history. One lone ticket in France just ended the EuroMillions fervor after winning the largest jackpot the game has ever seen at an eye-watering 220 million. Lottery players across Europe jumpe
Oct 19, 2021, 11:18 am - Lottery News