No Powerball winner, jackpot climbs to $1.73 billion
The estimated jackpot for Wednesday night's drawing is the second-largest in Powerball history.
The estimated jackpot for Wednesday night's drawing is the second-largest in Powerball history.
The Powerball jackpot soared past the $1 billion mark after no tickets matched all six numbers drawn on Saturday night.
The winning Powerball ticket was purchased in Los Angeles. The grand prize was the third largest in the game's history since it started in 1992.
It would be the third-largest jackpot in the game's history and seventh-highest in U.S. lottery history.
The last time somebody won the Powerball jackpot was back on April 19, when a ticket purchased in Ohio matched all six numbers to bring home a $252.6 million prize.
The jackpot rolled again this week after there were no winners for Monday night's draw, which stood at an estimated $650 million.
Tammy Gordy said the rebuilding of her home has been on hold, but these winnings will get the project going again and allow for some upgrades.
The winner was a man named Edwin Castro, said California Lottery Director Alva Johnson.
The ticket was purchased in Washington state. The winning numbers were 05, 11, 22, 23, 69 and the Powerball 07.
There have been 24 drawings since the jackpot was last won on Oct. 14.
Joe Chahayed said he didn't know who won the giant prize but hopes it's someone local.
The announcement came after a lengthy delay in revealing the winning numbers.
The jackpot has eluded players since Aug. 3, the last time anyone matched all five winning numbers and the Powerball.
No one won Wednesday night's top prize of $1.2 billion, so the jackpot for Saturday night's drawing will be very close to the $1.586 billion world record for lotteries.
There were no winning tickets sold for Monday night's Powerball drawing so the grand prize for Wednesday night's selections will be a minimum of roughly $1.2 billion.
No one won Wednesday's pot of gold of about $700 million, which was already the game's largest this year.
The Powerball jackpot is now more than $420 million after Monday night's drawing failed to produce a winner.
Powerball players in Colorado will soon have another option to win some cash.
From Jan. 2 to 22 (when the Mega Millions was won), the Colorado Lottery sold $33,624,612 worth of Powerball and Mega Millions tickets.
A winning Powerball ticket sold at the Windsor King Soopers in August is scheduled to expire on Wednesday night.
The Colorado Lottery says since no one has yet won the Mega Millions jackpot, it is now sitting at $615 million.
"Joe B." said he's been playing the same numbers for 30 years -- and last month he won $2 million!
The winner of a $2 million Powerball prize says he carried the lottery ticket around for a week until he realized he won.
Lottery officials say the Powerball jackpot has ballooned to $750 million after no ticket matched all six numbers in the most recent drawing.
For all the anticipation about whether someone will finally snag the gigantic Mega Millions and Powerball jackpots, the games come down to two things: simple math — and very long odds.
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Colorado's largest gas station, and one of the largest in North America, is now open. Buc-ee's in Johnstown is the first of the brand's several-to-come gas stations and stores in Colorado. The store opened to thousands of guests on Monday morning.
Weld County Commission Board Chair Kevin Ross says residents were talking about issues that had nothing to do with Weld County business -- like immigration -- so he eliminated the public comment portion.
The first Buc-ee's in Colorado opened its doors to the public on Monday morning.
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Weld County Commission Board Chair Kevin Ross says residents were talking about issues that had nothing to do with Weld County business -- like immigration -- so he eliminated the public comment portion.
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Colorado's largest gas station, and one of the largest in North America, is now open. Buc-ee's in Johnstown is the first of the brand's several-to-come gas stations and stores in Colorado. The store opened to thousands of guests on Monday morning.
The first Buc-ee's in Colorado opened its doors to the public on Monday morning.
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