Lottery

The grand prize reached an estimated $563 million after no ticket matched all six numbers drawn on Friday night. The cash option is worth $265.4 million.

John Cheeks, of Washington, D.C., is accusing Powerball organizers of deceit, misrepresentation and theft in a lawsuit demanding they pay $320 million.

The luck of a $36 million Mega Millions jackpot winner ran out earlier this week after the person did not claim their winnings. That resulted in the lottery prize expiring.

A woman from Arkansas has won a Powerball lottery prize of $100,000, and she's crediting a church sermon for inspiring her to try her luck in playing the game.

A North Carolina man said "lightning struck twice" after he won his second six-figure lottery jackpot in just over a two-year period. He won a total of $300,000.

Buena Vista, Virginia resident Zachary Clements bought a Ca$h Corners Crossword ticket from a gas station and nearly forgot about it. He later found that it was worth $100,000.

A group of 30 current and former Kentucky educators won a $1 million lottery prize, hiding the winning ticket in a math textbook before getting winnings.

A Washington woman won on five lottery tickets after choosing sentimental numbers for her Match 4 plays. The winner plans to donate a portion of her money to animal charities.

A Missouri lottery player realized that he won $100,000 on a scratch-off game before scratching the card completely, and then brought the ticket home to his wife to surprise her.

A Maryland woman won $50,000 after she had a gut feeling to buy a scratch-off lottery ticket at a gas station rather than play her usual Powerball and Mega Millions games.

A Michigan man who plays his children's birthdays won a $200,000 prize in the Powerball on the December 30 drawing of the lottery. He says he will pay off bills.

Peabody resident Paul Riley claimed a multi-million dollar lottery prize with his beloved dog Raven, the Massachusetts State Lottery announced on Tuesday.

Canton, Michigan resident Reagan Blanton recently won $3 million from a Mega Millions/Megaplier lottery ticket that she purchased on vacation.

A Maryland man won $50,000 in a lottery game after he played a series of numbers that he believed were lucky. He plans on paying off bills and giving some of the cash to his brother.

A retired teacher from Greensboro, North Carolina, won $100,000 from her state's lottery last week, just three years after previously winning $150,000 in December 2020.

A Michigan woman recently won nearly a million dollars after buying a lottery ticket. After she thought she didn't win, the Michigan Lottery app told her otherwise.

A Maryland resident has won a lottery prize of $100,000 after a family members gav her a scratch-off ticket for Christmas this year. She plans on giving some of the money to her kids.

One lucky winner was announced in the first Powerball drawing of 2024 and is taking home an estimated jackpot of $842.4 million. The estimated cash value is $425.2 million.

No winners were announced during Saturday night's Powerball drawing, pushing the jackpot to about $810 million. The estimated cash value is $408.9 million.

The Powerball jackpot sits at an estimated $760 million after no player claimed the grand prize Wednesday night. The last drawing of 2023 will take place on Saturday.