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A Kentucky truck driver, James Milby, won a $551,151 Fast Play lottery prize and raced home to tell his wife Tammy, who didn’t initially believe him and made them return to the store to verify the win; after taxes they walked away with just under $400,000 and plan to share the windfall with their kids and use it to improve their family’s life.
The NBA is weighing broader draft-lottery concepts to curb tanking (expanding to 18 or 22 teams with new odds schemes), but critics say these proposals miss the point, could harm small and mid-market teams by devaluing top picks, add complexity for fans, and won’t stop tanking, as teams will chase generational stars regardless and the league’s TV deals keep the lottery as a headline event.
Powerball’s March 23, 2026 drawing was delayed about 30 minutes due to an issue, but the winning numbers were finally drawn: 12, 18, 47, 56, 63 with Powerball 1, and the Power Play was 10x. The advertised jackpot was $133 million (cash option $60.3 million). The Mega Millions jackpot was $60 million at the time.
Powerball's March 21, 2026 drawing produced a $120 million jackpot (cash option $54.4 million) with numbers 12, 28, 36, 41, 59 and Powerball 2; Power Play was 2x. Drawings occur three times weekly at 10:59 p.m. ET. Mega Millions is at $60 million, and the last Powerball jackpot win was March 2 in Arkansas for $250.8 million.
USA TODAY reports Mega Millions’ jackpot is set at $50 million for Friday’s drawing (with a $22.6 million cash option) after back-to-back wins in Illinois and Ohio, following Illinois’ $536 million prize on March 10 and an Ohio win on St. Patrick’s Day. The Friday winning numbers were 11, 20, 51, 55, 63 with Mega Ball 4. Players can take a lump-sum payout or annual payments that rise 5% each year; the next drawing is Tuesday, March 24 at 11 p.m. ET. Mega Millions is played in 45 states plus DC and the U.S. Virgin Islands.
Powerball's March 14, 2026 drawing produced numbers 9, 30, 42, 50, 52 with Powerball 21 and a 3x Power Play; the estimated jackpot is $75 million (cash option $34.1 million), with winners still to be confirmed as results are pending; next drawings occur three times weekly at 10:59 p.m. ET.
Powerball’s Saturday drawing on March 14, 2026 produced numbers 9-30-42-50-52 with Powerball 21 and a 3x Power Play, with the jackpot estimated at $75 million (cash option $34.1 million). The last Powerball jackpot win was March 2 in Arkansas for $250.8 million. Mega Millions is at $60 million. The article also covers ticket deadlines by state, cash vs. annuity payout options, odds, and how to watch the drawing.
An Illinois player won the $536 million Mega Millions jackpot in the March 10 drawing, and the winning ticket was purchased online through the Illinois Lottery site rather than at a store. It marks the second-largest online lottery prize in the U.S., with an additional $5 million online winner in the same drawing; winners have one year to claim their prize.
An Illinois Mega Millions ticket matched all six numbers in Tuesday’s drawing to win $536 million (cash option $244.2 million), the first Mega Millions jackpot of 2026 and the second-largest prize ever won by an online lottery player in the U.S.; Illinois has had 17 Mega Millions jackpot wins since 2021 as part of more than $2.8 billion in Mega Millions prizes statewide.
Powerball's March 11, 2026 drawing offered a $58 million jackpot (cash option $26.8 million); the numbers drawn were 3, 6, 55, 58, 63 with Powerball 12, and Power Play was 2x. Drawings occur three times weekly (Mon, Wed, Sat) at 10:59 p.m. ET; ticket deadlines vary by state and last jackpot was March 2 in Arkansas.
An Illinois player won Mega Millions’ $533 million jackpot, the first grand prize of 2026, with numbers 16, 21, 30, 35, 65 and Mega Ball 7, choosing between the $533 million lump sum or a $244.2 million cash option; the ticket’s selling location wasn’t disclosed. Another Illinois player matched five white balls with a 5x multiplier for $5 million, and a Maryland player won $4 million with a 4x multiplier. It’s Illinois’s 17th jackpot win; the prize is the largest since Georgia’s $980 million jackpot in November 2025, and comes as Mega Millions’ major revamp aims to offer bigger prizes and better odds (1 in 290,472,336).
The Mega Millions jackpot for Tuesday's drawing was estimated at $533 million (cash option $244.2 million); the winning numbers were 16, 21, 30, 35, 65 and Megaball 7. The article notes the game now costs $5 per ticket with a 10x multiplier, with drawings on Tuesdays and Fridays at 11 p.m.; New Jersey last saw a Mega Millions jackpot win of $90 million on December 2. Odds of hitting the jackpot are 1 in 290,472,336.
Powerball's Monday drawing (March 9, 2026) was delayed about 50 minutes due to an issue, but was eventually held with an estimated $46 million jackpot (cash option $21.2 million). The winning numbers were 22, 23, 28, 36, 54 and Powerball 13, with a 3x Power Play.
Powerball's March 7, 2026 drawing offers an estimated $35 million jackpot (cash option $16.2 million) with numbers 17-18-30-50-68 and Powerball 24; the next drawing is Monday, March 9, and the last Powerball jackpot was March 2 in Arkansas for $251 million.
Warriors coach Steve Kerr proposed making the NBA draft lottery odds equal for all 14 teams and adding strong playoff incentives (such as cap relief or cash) to deter tanking, part of ongoing discussions about league-wide reform.