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They probably aren't going to win, but that isn't stopping millions from standing in line for their chance at the record-breaking Powerball jackpot; All eyes will be on the Powerball Wednesday night as the numbers are drawn for the $1.5 billion jackpot.
CBS News' Carter Evans speaks Powerball jackpot hopefuls on the border of Nevada and California. Some traveled hours to the California store, since Nevada doesn't have Powerball.
They probably aren't going to win. But that isn't stopping millions from standing in line for their chance at the record-breaking Powerball jackpot. Carter Evans has more on "Powerball Fever."
All eyes will be on the Powerball Wednesday night as the numbers are drawn for the $1.5 billion jackpot. David Begnaud has a look at what exactly goes into the drawing.
After two months of no big winners, the Powerball jackpot has reached a record $1.5 billion. CBS News' David Begnaud takes a look inside the studio where Wednesday's winning numbers will be revealed.
The day millions of Powerball players have been dreaming about has arrived. The record-setting jackpot for Wednesday night’s drawing has grown to $1.5 billion. A single winner could take home a cash payout of $930 million. David Begnaud reports.
The largest lottery prize in history is growing ahead of Wednesday night’s drawing. The Powerball jackpot stands at $1.4 billion. Excitement is growing in Canada as well, as thousands of Canadians pour into the U.S. to try their luck. DeMarco Morgan reports from Niagara Falls, near the New York-Canada border.
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Saturday's lottery drawing saw no winners, and the jackpot jumped to almost $1.5 billion. The next chance to win is on Wednesday; but the odds are 1 in 292.2 million. Jericka Duncan reports.
The world’s largest lottery jackpot is still up for grabs. Twenty-five lucky people walked away with a nice consolation prize of $1 million Saturday, but the record Powerball payout has yet to find its winner. At an estimated $1.3 billion for Wednesday's drawing, the jackpot could be the largest ever anywhere in the world, and it is hard to resist, even for those who rarely play. Jericka Duncan reports.
Thousands are lining up to buy tickets for the record-breaking Powerball and many are speculating about what they would do with the billion-dollar prize.
The Powerball jackpot is now over a billion dollars after nobody won Saturday night's drawing. Lottery officials say that the jackpot is now the world's largest. Jerika Duncan has more.
With Powerball fever increasing ticket sales, lottery officials say there's a 75 percent chance a winner has picked the magic numbers; Facing criticism that stock photos used in advertising often show generic images of a narrow range of unrealistic body types and shapes, many agencies are starting to update their photos.
Six U.S. states do not participate in the Powerball lottery, so players will often cross state lines to purchase tickets. Here’s a story about a quarter-mile long line of people at a California lotto store where many of the folks waiting are from Nevada.
With Powerball fever increasing ticket sales, lottery officials say there's a 75 percent chance a winner has picked the magic numbers. With the jackpot near a billion dollars, Julianna Goldman reports ticket buyers are dreaming big.
The Powerball jackpot now sits at $700 million, but what are your odds of actually winning? Mark Strassmann explains what a potential winner would have to overcome to take home the record-breaking winnings.
After Julie Leach of Michigan won a $310 million Powerball jackpot she said the first thing on her agenda was to quit her "nasty, dirty" job. CBSN's Vladimir Duthiers has more on the lucky lady's win.
The $310-million Powerball winning ticket was sold somewhere in Michigan. But who won? CBSN's Vladimir Duthiers and Kristine Johnson have more on the jackpot mystery.
Winning tickets for Wednesday's Powerball jackpot were sold in North Carolina, Texas and Puerto Rico. The prize was the fifth-largest lottery payout in U.S. history. Manuel Bojorquez reports from Princeton, Texas, where one winning ticket was sold.
It's been more than two months since someone has won Powerball's top prize, and the game hasn't seen a really big jackpot in almost a year. Revenue has dipped as a result, and lottery officials are hoping the drawing will change that. Michelle Miller reports.
Lawmakers' reasons for objecting varied by bottom line is state's schools will lose the $14 million they get each year from ticket sales.
The Mega Millions grand prize stands at $970 million and counting. This was the first time both lotteries topped $700 million simultaneously.
That combined with Mega Millions upcoming jackpot of estimated $750 million means almost $1.4 billion up for grabs, and that total will surely grow.
Lottery players will have a shot Tuesday night at the eighth-largest jackpot in U.S. history due to months without a winner of the big prize. The Mega Millions $625 million jackpot is the largest lottery prize in nearly two years. CBS Los Angeles has more details.
It's been months since anyone won the national lotteries, and nearly two years since jackpots rose this high.
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