Iowa Lottery posts wrong Powerball numbers — but mistaken winners can keep winnings
A "human reporting error" resulted in the wrong numbers being published after the draw, and some players became lucky losers.
Man who won $1.35B Mega Millions sues his daughter’s mother for revealing win to his family
A Maine man wanted to keep his massive lottery win a secret and is suing his daughter's mom for allegedly sharing the news.
Virginia woman wins lottery twice in one week: 'I'm in shock'
Jennifer Minton had a really, really good week.
Sleepy Michigan wife mistakes husband's $1M lottery win for dream
Charles Wolthuis, a 78-year-old Michigan resident, won $1 million in the October 2 Powerball drawing by matching five white balls. However, when he excitedly informed his wife of their win in the early morning, she mistook it for a dream.
Kentucky woman's lottery win mistaken for pregnancy announcement by family
In a surprising turn of events, Jacalyn Armstrong of Oak Grove, Kentucky, recently won $2 million in the Kentucky Lottery Powerball.
Jackpot! $1.76B Powerball ticket sold in California
The winning ticket for the second-largest lottery jackpot in American history was purchased in California.
Powerball jackpot soars to $1.73 billion for Wednesday's drawing
The $1.73 billion lottery prize would be the second largest ever, topped only by the $2.04 billion Powerball won by a player in California last year.
Powerball jackpot up to $1.73 billion as lottery losing streak continues
The Powerball jackpot has climbed to an estimated $1.73 billion after no one matched the game’s six numbers and won the giant prize.
Winning numbers drawn for $1.55B Powerball jackpot, Oct. 9
The search is on for Powerball's $1.55 billion lottery jackpot winner.
Powerball jackpot soars to $1.2 billion after another drawing without big winner
The prize on the line for the next drawing Wednesday night has grown so massive because there have been 33 straight drawings since someone won the jackpot.
Winning numbers drawn for Monday's $1.04B Powerball jackpot
There have been 32 straight drawings without a jackpot winner.
$1.04 billion Powerball jackpot tempts players to brave long odds
The prize is the world’s ninth-largest lottery prize behind earlier drawings of Powerball and Mega Millions, the other nearly nationwide lottery game.
Powerball jackpot reaches $1 billion mark after no grand prize winner in Saturday's drawing
The Powerball has once again reached the 1 billion mark with an estimated $1.04 billion jackpot.
Powerball jackpot now up to $925 million after no grand-prize winners
The search continues for Powerball's jackpot winner. Powerball's jackpot will be just short of $1 billion after no one got all six winning numbers for Wednesday's drawing.
Powerball jackpot soars to $785M after another drawing with no winner
The lottery jackpot has ballooned into the top 10 Powerball prizes of all time.
Wisconsin Lottery; 3 winning tickets sold, Sept. 20 drawings
Three different lottery games produced big winning tickets in Wisconsin following their Sept. 20 drawings.
Powerball jackpot surges to $725M after 27 consecutive drawings with no winner
The estimated $725 million jackpot – with a one-time cash payout option of $345.7 million – is the eighth largest in Powerball history.
Powerball jackpot climbs to $672M ahead of Wednesday night's drawing
The Powerball jackpot, which is the 10th largest in the game's history, now sits at an estimated $672 million.
Two lottery tickets worth $2.68 billion combined remain unclaimed
The recent billion-dollar Powerball and Mega Millions jackpots have not had the lucky players holding the winning tickets officially linked to them yet.
Powerball hits third-largest jackpot of the year
The Powerball jackpot reached a level ahead of Monday night’s drawing making it one of the biggest that the game has seen so far in 2023.