
Powerball jackpot grows to $800 million after no winner in Saturday night's drawing
There has not been a grand prize winner since New Year's Day.
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There has not been a grand prize winner since New Year's Day.
No one has won the Mega Millions jackpot since Dec. 8, a string of 30 consecutive drawings without anyone taking home the top prize.
The Powerball and Mega Millions drawings have reached huge jackpots that are up for grabs this week. Drew Svitko, the executive director of the Pennsylvania Lottery and the chair of the Powerball Product Group, joins CBS News with a look at the drawings.
The jackpot for Friday night's Mega Millions drawing will be at least an estimated $792 million after no tickets matched the numbers for Tuesday night's $735 million grand prize.
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With no winning tickets sold for Wednesday's Powerball drawing, the jackpot for Saturday night's drawing will be an estimated $1.5 billion.
There was one winner in the $842.4 million Powerball drawing Monday night and that ticket was sold in Michigan.
The Powerball is now worth $810 million after no winner was drawn on Saturday.
It's the second-biggest grand prize ever won in U.S. lottery history, behind only a $2.04 billion pot of gold also won in California in November 2022.
The estimated jackpot for Wednesday night's drawing is the second-largest in Powerball history.
So far, the Powerball jackpot has surpassed $1 billion four times.
Players will have a chance at the third-largest jackpot in Powerball history with Saturday night's estimated $1.4 billion drawing. The chances of winning on a single ticket are about 1 in 292.2 million. CBS News' Lana Zak has more.
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The estimated jackpot for Saturday night's drawing would be the third-largest in Powerball history and fifth-biggest in U.S. lottery history.
The Powerball jackpot has risen to an estimated $1.4 billion after there were no winners in Wednesday night's drawing. It marks the third-highest jackpot in the game's history. The next drawing will take place Saturday night.
Nobody hit the jackpot in Powerball's Monday drawing, raising the next jackpot to an estimated $1.2 billion for Wednesday.
The Powerball jackpot rose to an estimated $1.2 billion after nobody won Monday night. It's the third-highest prize in the game's history.
The Powerball jackpot soared past the $1 billion mark after no tickets matched all six numbers drawn on Saturday night.
For the fourth time in the game's history, the Powerball prize has topped $1 billion. CBS News' Tony Dokoupil has more.
The Powerball jackpot is an estimated $1.04 billion after nobody won Saturday night.
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.
The jackpot is now the eighth largest in the history of the Powerball game in a year of big wins.
A massive $1.25 billion Mega Millions jackpot is up for grabs on Friday night. Mark Glickman, senior lecturer on statistics at Harvard University, joined CBS News to discuss the odds of winning and to share some expert advice.
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