09 Jan, 2025

Powerball jackpot is up to $1.4 billion after 33 drawings without a winner

National News The scarcity of Powerball jackpot winners reflects the game’s daunting odds of 1 in 292.2 million. Powerball lottery tickets are displayed Oct. 4, 2023, in Surfside, Fla. An estimated $1.4 billion Powerball jackpot that has been growing since July is about to be on the line. Saturday night’s jackpot is the world’s fifth-largest […]

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$1.4B Powerball prize is a mix of interest rates, sales, math — and luck

National News Unless there is a winner soon, the jackpot could top the record lottery prize of $2.04 billion won last November by a Powerball player in California. Dareus White buys a Powerball ticket at Cigarettes and More on Wednesday, Oct. 4, 2023, in Pineville, N.C. (AP Photo/Erik Verduzco) AP By SCOTT McFETRIDGE, Associated Press […]

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$1.04 billion Powerball jackpot tempts players to brave long odds

National News The jackpot is the fourth-largest in the history of Powerball. A display panel advertises tickets for a Powerball drawing at a convenience store in Renfrew, Pa. in 2022. AP Photo/Keith Srakocic, File By Associated Press October 2, 2023 | 10:12 AM DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — An estimated $1.04 billion Powerball jackpot will […]

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Powerball hits $1.04B after another drawing without big winner

National News The estimated jackpot for the next drawing Monday night remains the world’s ninth-largest lottery prize of all time. By Associated Press October 1, 2023 | 9:28 AM DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — The Powerball jackpot climbed to an estimated $1.04 billion after no players hit it big Saturday night, continuing a stretch of […]

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Powerball jackpot nears $1 billion after long drought of winners

National News The estimated $960 million prize is the world’s ninth-largest lottery jackpot, behind earlier Powerball and Mega Millions prizes that all topped $1 billion. A person shows his scan card for their personal selection numbers for a ticket for a Powerball drawing on Nov. 7, 2022 in Renfrew, Pa. An $835 million Powerball jackpot […]

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Dorchester woman wins $1 million Powerball prize

Local News Tiffany Brown purchased her winning ticket at Supreme Liquors in Dorchester. Dorchester resident Tiffany Brown won a $1 million Powerball prize this week. Massachusetts State Lottery Commission A Dorchester woman won a $1 million Powerball prize this week. Tiffany Brown got lucky when the first five numbers of her Quic Pic ticket matched […]

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