The Powerball jackpot rose to $650 million for the Wednesday, Aug. 20, drawing after no one won the top prize on Monday, Aug. 18.

To win the largest lottery prize of the year so far, a Powerball ticket buyer has to overcome astronomical odds of 1 in 292.2 million.

A player in Michigan and a player in Oklahoma each won a $1 million prize in the drawing, while a player in Tennessee won $2 million.

The combined jackpots of the Mega Millions and Powerball lotteries have surpassed $1.7 billion going into the weekend. The Mega Millions jackpot is up to $977 million, the sixth largest Mega ...

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The combined jackpots of the Mega Millions and Powerball lotteries have surpassed $1.7 billion going into the weekend. The Mega Millions jackpot is up to $977 million, the sixth largest Mega ...

As of December 2024 we've seen 11 Mega Millions, Powerball jackpots reach $1 billion. Largest in US history was $2.04 billion, claimed by Edwin Castro

A Mega Millions ticket worth around $70,000 was sold in California. LOS ANGELES - Feeling lucky? As the nation awaits the winner of the $216 million Mega Millions lottery winner, someone in California may be $70,000 million richer. According to California Lottery's website late Friday night, a ticket worth $70,900 was sold within the state.