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Weekend windfall: Mega Millions and Powerball top $1B as drawings approach
local13 hours ago

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.

via KOMO|
#jackpot#local#lottery
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.

via USA Today|
#jackpot#july-4#lottery
No Jackpot Hit as Powerball Numbers Fire Up a $360M Next Draw
news13 days ago

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.

via IndyStar|
#double-play#jackpot#june-27-2026
Florida Walmart cashier accused of stealing an elderly man’s lottery ticket
us-news18 days ago

Florida Walmart cashier accused of stealing an elderly man’s lottery ticket

A Florida Walmart cashier, 40-year-old Tameka Hall, is charged with felony grand theft after allegedly stealing an elderly man’s winning lottery ticket worth $2,700. Surveillance allegedly shows Hall concealing the prize receipt in her vest and leaving the store; the victim reported the missing ticket, management checked footage, and the receipt was later found in Hall’s car. Hall was fired after the incident.

via New York Post|
#arrest#crime#florida
Maple Leafs Secure No.1 as 2026 NHL Draft Order Is Finalized
sports25 days ago

Maple Leafs Secure No.1 as 2026 NHL Draft Order Is Finalized

Toronto won the 2026 NHL Draft Lottery to claim the No. 1 overall pick, with Calgary at 30, Carolina at 31, and Ottawa at 32 as the new first‑round order after the Stanley Cup Final. The draft is June 26-27 in Buffalo (KeyBank Center), with the first round set and many teams holding multiple picks (Blues, Flames, Sharks, Canucks, Rangers, Kraken, Capitals).

via NHL.com|
#2026#draft#hockey
Indiana lottery glitch sparks six-figure hopes, then reveals $20 prize
lifestyle27 days ago

Indiana lottery glitch sparks six-figure hopes, then reveals $20 prize

Hoosier Lottery paused sales of the new $5 Space Invaders Cash Invasion scratch-off after a technical issue caused players to believe they’d won large prizes. One man thought he’d won $100,000 (the prize was actually $20) and another believed he won $2,500; both cases prompted headlines and complaints. Officials halted sales, urged affected players to submit protest forms, and said the game would relaunch on June 16 as reviews continue.

via The Independent|
#indiana#lifestyle#lottery
New York to host 50,000-person World Cup final watch party on Central Park's Great Lawn
world1 month ago

New York to host 50,000-person World Cup final watch party on Central Park's Great Lawn

New York state and city are funding a free 50,000-attendee World Cup final watch party at Central Park’s Great Lawn on July 19, with 10,000 tickets reserved for local youth soccer groups and nonprofits. Tickets will be distributed via a Global Citizen lottery, and attendees must read about a FIFA-Global Citizen charitable fund to qualify. The event features three LED screens, DJs, food, and emcees Charlamagne Tha God and Elvis Duran, ahead of the final at MetLife Stadium in East Rutherford (NY/NJ Stadium).

via Gothamist|
#central-park#global-citizen#lottery
Space Invaders Scratch-Off Glitch Halts Indiana Lottery Payouts
us-news1 month ago

Space Invaders Scratch-Off Glitch Halts Indiana Lottery Payouts

Indiana forklift driver Mike Fields thought he won $100,000 on four Space Invaders Cash Invasion scratch-off tickets, but Hoosier Lottery officials halted payments and pulled the game after a reported technical issue, telling affected players to file protest forms and await a mailed decision within 30 days as sales were paused; other players reported smaller wins and similar delays.

via New York Post|
#halted-sales#indiana#lottery
NBA Lottery Overhaul Reverses Second-Round Picks, Tightens Top-5 Protections
sports1 month ago

NBA Lottery Overhaul Reverses Second-Round Picks, Tightens Top-5 Protections

The NBA approved a controversial lottery reform that bars teams from getting top-5 picks in three straight years and won’t grandfather traded picks, while also flipping the first-round order to determine the second-round picks (the No.1 pick would land No.16 in the second round, No.2 would be No.15, etc.). The change aims to balance luck and deter tanking and passed 29-1 with Memphis as the lone dissenter; it’s a three-year trial through 2030. Notably, Memphis’ 2027 pick, owned via Utah, is now top-5 protected because of Jazz top-5 finishes in 2025–26, affecting the Grizzlies’ potential asset.

via SB Nation|
#draft#lottery#nba
sports1 month ago

NBA lottery reform repositions Suns’ unprotected draft picks

NBA's lottery reform flattens odds across all top-16 picks, eliminating guaranteed top selections and increasing variance. That revalues the Suns’ unprotected traded first-round picks (2027, 2029) and the 2028 swap pick, making outcomes more unpredictable: they could rise into the top of the lottery or drift out of it. The piece uses hypothetical trade scenarios to illustrate how swaps interact with the new rules and notes that whether this helps or hurts Phoenix is subjective and depends on future performance.

via Arizona Sports|
#draft-picks#lottery#nba
NBA's 3-2-1 Lottery Aims to End Tanking and Redefine Draft Odds
top-stories1 month ago

NBA's 3-2-1 Lottery Aims to End Tanking and Redefine Draft Odds

The NBA Board of Governors approved a new '3-2-1 Lottery' that expands the Draft Lottery to 16 teams, flattens odds for non‑playoff teams, and uses three, two or one lottery balls per team with draft relegation for the three worst records; it also sets pick floors (no worse than 12, others as low as 16), restricts consecutive top picks, ends top‑12 through top‑15 protections on traded picks, and grants expanded penalties for tanking. The policy takes effect for the 2027–2029 NBA Drafts, with 2030 rules to be determined by a Board vote.

via NBA.com|
#3-2-1-lottery#draft#lottery
Ohio Powerball May 23: No jackpot won as prizes roll out across the state, next draw at $141M
local1 month ago

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.

via 10TV|
#jackpot#local#lottery