Powerball: Winning numbers drawn for $850M jackpot
An estimated $850 million Powerball jackpot is up for grabs if players are willing to brave incredibly long odds.
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An estimated $850 million Powerball jackpot is up for grabs if players are willing to brave incredibly long odds.
The jackpot for the next Powerball drawing is an estimated $835 million. It's still set to be the fourth largest prize in the game's history.
One winning ticket was sold in Florida for the Mega Millions jackpot — the third largest in U.S. lottery history.
Choosing random numbers increases your chances of not having to split the prize money should you win.
The pot of gold soared after no winning tickets were sold for Tuesday night's estimated $1.1 billion grand prize.
There have been no Mega Millions jackpot winners since April 18.
The winning Powerball ticket was purchased in Los Angeles. The grand prize was the third largest in the game's history since it started in 1992.
It would be the third-largest jackpot in the game's history and seventh-highest in U.S. lottery history.
The last time somebody won the Powerball jackpot was back on April 19, when a ticket purchased in Ohio matched all six numbers to bring home a $252.6 million prize.
The jackpot would be the ninth-largest in U.S. lottery history.
This marks the fifth largest lottery jackpot ever and the third largest in Mega Millions history.
The last time a Mega Millions jackpot was won was Oct. 14, when holders of two tickets sold in California and Florida shared a $502 million pot of gold.
Lottery officials said one state was still processing its sales data. The jackpot is the largest for any lottery, anywhere, ever.
The jackpot has eluded players since Aug. 3, the last time anyone matched all five winning numbers and the Powerball.
The $1.2 billion Powerball jackpot is the second-largest in Powerball history. Jasmine Viel reports.
No one won Wednesday's pot of gold of about $700 million, which was already the game's largest this year.
There was one winning ticket in the draw Friday night, and it was bought in Illinois, according to megamillions.com.
The Mega Millions jackpot has surpassed $1 billion for the third time in history after no one was lucky enough to draw all of the six lucky numbers. Joy Benedict reports.
No one won the Mega Millions jackpot, increasing it to a little over $1 billion
Tonight, someone could be $830 million richer if they are the lucky winner. Michele Gile reports.
Feeling lucky? Then it's time to buy a Mega Millions lottery ticket. Chris Holmstrom reports.
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