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The Powerball jackpot has risen to an estimated $467 million for the October 5 drawing after no ticket matched all six numbers in the October 3 draw. The cash value is $192.4 million. An Arizona ticket won $1 million by matching all five white balls. The next drawing is scheduled for 10:59 p.m. ET.
Several Ohio Powerball tickets won prizes in the latest drawing: two tickets matched four of five numbers plus the Powerball with PowerPlay for $100,000 (one sold at Trees Drive-Thru Beer & Wine in Urbana and the other at Meijer Gas in Reynoldsburg), and another ticket matched four of five plus the Powerball for $50,000 (location not released). No jackpot winner, and the next drawing Monday has an estimated $313 million.
Powerball's top prize has risen to an estimated $232 million for tonight's drawing after no ticket matched all six numbers in the previous drawing; the cash option is $98.6 million. The Sept. 12 drawing produced numbers 14-16-23-58-69 with Powerball 3 and a 2x Power Play, and the next drawing is Monday, Sept. 14, at about 10:59 p.m. ET. Tickets cost $2 per play, with players choosing five white balls (1–69) and one red Powerball (1–26); Power Play boosts non-jackpot prizes.
A California Mega Millions ticket sold at Tambuli Seafood Market in Los Angeles won $131,190 after matching four numbers plus the Mega Ball with a 3x multiplier in Friday's drawing; winning numbers were 6, 26, 34, 59, 61 and Mega Ball 24. The next jackpot is about $193 million (cash option around $82.8 million) for the Tuesday drawing, with more than 215,000 other U.S. tickets winning prizes and about 28,000 in California alone.
A Bradenton-area Mega Millions ticket sold at a Wawa near Sarasota won the $800 million jackpot from the July 28 drawing and the winner chose the $344.2 million cash option; the Quick Pick ticket, purchased at Wawa No. 5185 on State Road 70 East, was the only one nationwide to match all six numbers, ending a 37-draw rollover. The winner’s identity remains exempt from public disclosure under Florida law; prizes must be claimed within 180 days, and the cash option amount is $344.2 million before taxes.
Florida is riding a lottery windfall, led by an $803 million Mega Millions jackpot won in Bradenton (cash option about $344 million), a $6 million Florida Lotto prize in Lakeland, and several $1 million Powerball prizes across the state. The winning tickets were sold at a Wawa in Bradenton and at 3B’s Sunoco in Lakeland, among others; Florida law requires prize winners’ names to be public, though there is a 90‑day temporary exemption for large prizes before records are released.
Powerball’s next drawing has a $1 billion jackpot with a cash option around $433.1 million before taxes, as ticket sales jumped about 86% versus the previous Monday—driven by the enormous prize. Tickets cost $2 and are sold in 45 states and several territories, with proceeds supporting public programs in the jurisdictions where purchased.
No one matched all six numbers in Saturday's Powerball drawing, so the jackpot resets at $35 million for the next drawing on Monday, Aug. 17 (with a $15.2 million cash option); last week's $1.04 billion Illinois win pushed Powerball to its eighth-largest prize, and the game has since expanded to the United Kingdom with different ticket prices and prize structure.
A Quincy, Illinois Powerball ticket won the $1.04 billion jackpot from the Aug. 12 drawing, with the prize resetting to $20 million for the Aug. 15 draw. The Aug. 15 numbers were 5-8-27-29-63 with Powerball 13 and Power Play 2x. Florida had a $1 million second-tier winner in the Aug. 8 drawing, and a Lakeland ticket is noted among the second-tier winners. The next drawing is Aug. 19, with odds of 1 in 292.2 million.
A Powerball ticket purchased at a Hy-Vee in Quincy, Illinois, won the $1 billion Powerball jackpot with numbers 4-26-66-67-69 and Powerball 9; the winner can choose a $1 billion annuity or a $450.5 million lump sum, with the winner not yet identified. Odds are 1 in 292 million, making this the eighth-largest Powerball prize, and the next drawing offers $20 million.
A single Illinois ticket matched all six Powerball numbers to win a $1.04 billion jackpot—the eighth-largest prize in the game’s history—with a choice of 30 annual payments or a $450.5 million lump sum (pre-taxes); the win comes after a long run without a winner across 44 drawings.
An Illinois ticket won the $1.04 billion Powerball jackpot—the largest prize this year and the eighth-largest in the game's history—while two Michigan tickets each won $50,000; players can choose a $1.04B annuity or a $450.5M lump-sum, and the next drawing is Saturday, Aug. 15.
A single Powerball ticket sold at a Hy-Vee gas station in Quincy, Illinois won the Aug. 12 drawing’s $1.040 billion jackpot, one of Powerball’s largest prizes. The winner can take the estimated $1.040 billion annuity or a $450.5 million lump-sum cash option before taxes. The numbers drawn were 4-26-66-67-69 with Powerball 9 and a 2x Power Play. The next drawing is Aug. 15. Other winners included a $2 million ticket in Massachusetts and several $1 million prizes sold in AZ, CA, FL, and NC. The prize follows months of rollovers as the jackpot grew.
An Illinois Powerball winner of $1.04B can remain anonymous by filing a claim; they must choose between a lump-sum cash option of about $450.5M or a 30-year annuity. If they take the lump sum, 24% federal withholding reduces it to about $342.4M, with a further 13% federal tax dropping it to about $283.8M; Illinois will withhold roughly $22.3M for a 4.95% state tax, leaving about $261.5M. Anonymity is allowed for prizes over $250K if requested; otherwise the winner’s name and city may be disclosed. The claim deadline for the lump sum is Oct 11, and the ticket was bought at a Hy-Vee in Quincy, IL.
A single Powerball ticket sold in Illinois matched all six numbers (4, 26, 66, 67, 69 and Powerball 9) to win a $1.040 billion jackpot—the eighth-largest in Powerball history and the biggest prize this year—with a cash option of $450.5 million; winners can choose the annuity paid over 30 years or a lump sum before taxes. The jackpot resets to $20 million for the next drawing on Aug. 15, and other prizes were won in several states.