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Weekend windfall: Mega Millions and Powerball top $1B as drawings approach
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Weekend windfall: Mega Millions and Powerball top $1B as drawings approach

The Mega Millions and Powerball jackpots have swelled to a combined about $1.06 billion after neither game produced a jackpot winner in the latest drawings, with Mega Millions at roughly $604 million and Powerball at about $457 million ahead of Friday and Saturday night drawings. Washington’s Lottery tickets are available statewide. Recent WA prizes include a $30,000 Mega Millions ticket and a $50,000 Powerball prize. Mega Millions drawings occur on Tuesdays and Fridays at 8 p.m. Pacific time, while Powerball drawings are Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday at 7:59 p.m. Pacific. Since 2025, Mega Millions raised the starting jackpot to $50 million and added automatic multipliers from 2x to 10x for non-jackpot prizes, and Washington state has directed more than $5.7 billion to state programs since 1982.

Powerball climbs to $396 million ahead of July 4 drawing
usnews5 days ago

Powerball climbs to $396 million ahead of July 4 drawing

Powerball’s jackpot rose to $396 million (cash value $180.2 million) for the Saturday, July 4 drawing; no jackpot winner on Wednesday, but a California player won $1 million, and the last jackpot was on May 2. The winning numbers drawn were 17-38-46-50-69 with Powerball 20, and the Power Play is 2x. Tickets cost $2; drawings are held Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday. To win the jackpot you must match all five white balls plus the red Powerball; Power Play multiplies other prizes.

Two Georgia scratch-offs each hit $1 million as June brings big lottery hauls
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Two Georgia scratch-offs each hit $1 million as June brings big lottery hauls

Two Georgia players won $1 million each in June on scratch-off tickets (50X The Money in Fayetteville and Millionaire Maker in Jasper), while Fantasy 5 jackpots totaled about $1.87 million across several drawings and included a Decatur top prize of $539,327 and other six-figure wins in Atlanta, Brunswick, Lawrenceville, Bowdon and Fairburn; additional six-figure Quick Win prizes and other lottery wins across the state accompanied the month’s big payouts.

No Jackpot Hit as Powerball Numbers Fire Up a $360M Next Draw
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No Jackpot Hit as Powerball Numbers Fire Up a $360M Next Draw

No one won the Powerball jackpot in the June 27, 2026 drawing; winning numbers were 3, 16, 28, 30, 59 with Powerball 11 (Power Play 2x). Two tickets, one from Arizona and one from Tennessee, matched five numbers for $2 million each. The next Powerball drawing on June 29, 2026 carries an estimated jackpot of $360 million (cash option about $163.8 million). Double Play numbers were 2, 26, 34, 43, 45 with Powerball 15; no one matched all six or claimed the additional $10 million Double Play prize.

Ohio Powerball May 23: No jackpot won as prizes roll out across the state, next draw at $141M
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Ohio Powerball May 23: No jackpot won as prizes roll out across the state, next draw at $141M

Powerball’s May 23 drawing produced no grand prize winner, but Ohio players won prizes across several tiers after numbers 4, 16, 41, 48, 66 with Powerball 26 and Power Play 2x. In Ohio, 9 tickets won $200, 20 won $100, 345 won $14, 4,121 won $8, 654 won $7, and 7,842 won $4. The next drawing on May 25 carries a $141 million jackpot (cash value $62 million); odds of the grand prize remain about 1 in 292,201,338.

May 4 Powerball Draw Delivers $20 Million Jackpot
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May 4 Powerball Draw Delivers $20 Million Jackpot

Powerball’s May 4, 2026 drawing produced numbers 30, 36, 42, 60, 63 with Powerball 13 (Power Play 2x); the jackpot is $20 million with a $9.0 million cash option, and drawings occur three times weekly at 10:59 p.m. ET. The next Mega Millions jackpot is about $195 million, and the article includes lottery basics, prize info, and past jackpot context; results of winners were pending at press time.

Leander Powerball Ticket Wins Half of $20M Jackpot, Florida Prize Pairings
local2 months ago

Leander Powerball Ticket Wins Half of $20M Jackpot, Florida Prize Pairings

A Powerball ticket sold in Leander, Texas, matched all five numbers plus the Powerball in the May 2 drawing to win half of a $20 million jackpot that will be split with a Florida winner; Georgia also had a $2 million winner. This marks the second time in a few days that two jackpot-winning tickets were sold for the same drawing. Winners are advised to plan with financial advisers due to taxes and other considerations before claiming.

The 16-Pattern That Made 91 People Rich in a Powerball Draw
lifestyle2 months ago

The 16-Pattern That Made 91 People Rich in a Powerball Draw

Two Powerball tickets split a $143 million jackpot after the numbers 3-19-35-51-67 and Powerball 15 were drawn; 89 other players matched all five white balls to win $1–$2 million with Power Play, bringing total winners tied to the same numbers to 91. The article highlights a curious pattern that the white-ball sequence increases by 16 (3→19→35→51→67) and recalls a 2005 Fortune Cookie incident where printed numbers spurred a wave of winners, underscoring the odd coincidences that draw people to lottery number choices.

Two Powerball tickets share $143M jackpot as hundreds win smaller prizes nationwide
us-news2 months ago

Two Powerball tickets share $143M jackpot as hundreds win smaller prizes nationwide

Two Powerball tickets matched all numbers to split a $143 million jackpot, with winners in Indiana and Kansas; the drawing also produced dozens of $2 million and $1 million prizes across various states, including multiple $1 million winners in Illinois, Indiana, New Jersey, and Ohio. The article lists all the $1M and $2M winners and provides an Ohio prize breakdown. The next drawing on May 2 resets the jackpot to $20 million (cash option about $9.1 million). Winning numbers were 3, 19, 35, 51, 67 and Powerball 15, with Power Play 2x; odds of the jackpot are 1 in 292,201,338.