
$473 million Powerball jackpot won in Arizona
It was the third time a Powerball jackpot was won this year.
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It was the third time a Powerball jackpot was won this year.
The odds of winning the jackpot are 1 in 292.2 million.
One was purchased in Sacramento, California and the other in Wisconsin. It wasn't clear whether each was bought by one person or more than one.
If a winning ticket is drawn, the jackpot will be the seventh largest prize in Powerball history.
That's because no tickets had all the numbers needed to win Monday night's $540 jackpot.
A single winner would take home close to $355.9 million in cash value.
It's the third time this year that the prize has reached the $400 million mark.
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The winning Powerball ticket was sold at an Albertsons grocery store in California. The jackpot was nearly $700 million.
It was bought in Morro Bay, California. The winning numbers were white balls of 12, 22, 54, 66, and 69 and a Powerball number of 15.
The Powerball jackpot has slowly climbed to an estimated $635 million thanks to 39 consecutive drawings without a grand prize winner.
The more people who buy tickets, the larger the prize grows.
Lawyers for the New Hampshire woman who won $559.7 million Powerball jackpot announced her plans for major charitable donations, while fighting in court to keep her anonymous.
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The winner of the recent $559.7 million Powerball jackpot in New Hampshire is fighting to stay anonymous. She has filed a lawsuit, citing tragedies that have followed past lottery winners. Michelle Miller reports.
The latest Powerball winner wants to remain anonymous and has yet to claim her $559 million prize. She has the ticket, and it's signed, but that's why she doesn't want to turn it in.
People around the country are buying tickets in the hopes of winning two massive lottery jackpots. The Mega Millions and Powerball totals soared this week but the odds of winning are slim. CBS News' Laura Podesta reports.
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The Powerball numbers were drawn Wednesday night and no one won the $460 million jackpot. The total could hit an estimated $550 million for the next drawing Saturday, making it one of the top 10 largest prizes in U.S. history.
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The Mega Millions jackpot climbed even higher Tuesday night, meaning the prizes in both major U.S. lotteries are now more than $400 million each. The next drawing is Friday for the Mega Millions prize, which jumped to $418 million. The drawing for the $440 million Powerball jackpot is Wednesday night. The estimated odds of winning both: one in 75 quadrillion.
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The Powerball and Mega Millions jackpots have each topped more than $300 million. The next drawing for Mega Millions is Friday, while the drawing for Powerball's big prize, currently worth more than $380 million, is Saturday.
A 53-year-old Massachusetts woman, Mavis Wanczyk, claimed her $760 million prize Thursday. Rather than receive her winnings in 30 annual payments, she has chosen a single lump sum of $480 million. After taxes, she's taking home $336 million. Jericka Duncan reports.
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