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A married couple from Gilbert, Arizona claimed the winning ticket for the $437.1 million Powerball jackpot Friday.

The odds of winning the jackpot are 1 in 292.2 million. But it never hurts to be prepared.

The Powerball jackpot has grown to $400 million, the highest payout since January.

Whether due to losing a ticket, not checking it closely or some other mishap, lottery winners have left millions of dollars unclaimed over the years.

The jackpot was an estimated $126 million with a cash option of $86.1 million.

After no winners came forward Wednesday, the jackpot is now up to an estimated $85 million with a cash value of $56.6 million.

The odds of winning the jackpot are 1 in 292.2 million.

The odds of winning the jackpot are 1 in 292.2 million.

A northeastern Wisconsin couple have claimed half of a $632.6 million Powerball jackpot won last month, the Wisconsin Lottery announced Monday. Tammy and Cliff Webster, who live in Oneida, near Green Bay, won roughly $316 million of the jackpot from the Jan. 5 drawing. The other winning ticket was sold in California. The total jackpot was the seventh largest in Powerball's history.

Winning the six-figure jackpot meant beating odds of 1-in-913,129.

“I had a dream ever since the Powerball started that I was going to win,” the man said.

One lottery player in California won Friday's $421 million Mega Millions jackpot.

A 56-year-old man in Hilliard claimed a $1 million prize after playing the Powerball Draw game, according to a news release Monday from the Florida Lottery.

One was purchased in Sacramento, California and the other in Wisconsin. It wasn't clear whether each was bought by one person or more than one.

The two winners will split the seventh-largest pot in Powerball history, but they won't receive the same amount due to differences in state taxes.

Powerball tickets sold in Wisconsin and California were winners of the latest jackpot and will split $632 million.

One was purchased in Sacramento, California and the other in Wisconsin. It wasn't clear whether each was bought by one person or more than one.

One was purchased in Sacramento, California and the other in Wisconsin. It wasn't clear whether each was bought by one person or more than one.

In addition to the jackpot winners, 14 other tickets won million-dollar prizes, including one in New Jersey.

You're more likely to be killed by an asteroid impact than win the Powerball jackpot.

The next drawing — on Wednesday night — will be at least an estimated $575 million, CBS said.

The lump-sum cash payment for a single jackpot winner is estimated at around $384.3 million, according to Powerball.

Between Powerball and Mega Millions, the top 10 largest jackpots ever won range from $648 million to nearly $1.6 billion.

A single winner would take home close to $355.9 million in cash value.

Powerball's last drawing of 2021 was Wednesday night, capping a year that had six winning jackpots worth an aggregate $2 billion.

Someone could end 2021 by becoming an instant millionaire.

Winning Powerball numbers hadn't led to a jackpot victory in the 35 draws before Monday's.

It's the third time this year that the prize has reached the $400 million mark.

‘This money is not about me. It’s about all of the good that can come from it,’ said the winner, who purchased the ticket at a grocery story in Morro Bay.

After 40 drawings without a winner, a single ticket sold at a California grocery store matched all six numbers. The winning jackpot was the seventh-largest in U.S. lottery history.

It was bought in Morro Bay, California. The winning numbers were white balls of 12, 22, 54, 66, and 69 and a Powerball number of 15.

It was bought in California. The winning numbers were white balls of 12, 22, 54, 66, and 69 and a Powerball number of 15.

Every new drawing now sets a record, topping the previous mark of 36 drawings that ended in January 2021. The longer the game goes without a grand prize winner, the larger the payout will grow.

After 40 drawings without a big Powerball winner, a single ticket sold in California matched all six numbers and was the lucky winner of the nearly $700 million jackpot prize.

After 40 drawings without a big Powerball winner, maybe Monday night's 41st attempt will be different. Thanks to nearly four months of futility, the Powerball jackpot has climbed to an estimated $685 million, making it the eighth largest in U.S. lottery history. No one has won the game's grand prize since June 5.

The Powerball jackpot has slowly climbed to an estimated $635 million thanks to 39 consecutive drawings without a grand prize winner.

The biggest lottery prize in more than eight months is growing larger after no ticket matched all five numbers and the Powerball in Saturday night’s drawing.

The biggest lottery prize in months grew larger after no ticket matched all five numbers and the Powerball drawn on Saturday night. The estimated jackpot for the next drawing on Monday is $670 million. Saturday night's numbers were 28, 38, 42, 47 and 52.

The more people who buy tickets, the larger the prize grows.

The giant Powerball jackpot has grown even bigger, with officials raising the estimated payout to $635 million ahead of Saturday night’s drawing.

Since the jackpot was last won in early June, there have been 38 drawings with no grand prize winner.

The Powerball jackpot has climbed to an estimated $620 million after nearly four months without a big winner.

Winners of big jackpots face a few important decisions that should be handled before heading to lottery headquarters to claim their windfall.

The family bought the winning ticket during a bathroom break at a 7-Eleven in Maryland while on their way home from vacation.

Between the Powerball and Mega Millions jackpots that have been claimed so far this year, winners have paid more than $500 million in federal taxes.

A little Fourth of July cleaning helped a Jacksonville man "clean up" when he found a valuable lottery ticket in a drawer.

The person who bought a $286 million winning Powerball ticket at a Circle K on the westside still hasn’t come forward to claim the prize.

The man who scored a $235.4 million Powerball prize last month has come forward — and he’s Florida’s youngest jackpot winner ever in the multi-state lottery game.

Boise, Idaho — Fearing foreign participation in the Powerball lottery, Idaho lawmakers killed legislation on Wednesday that would have allowed the game with huge jackpots to continue in the state after a run of more than 30 years. The move came after Idaho Lottery officials sought a change in state law because Powerball is expanding to include Australia in 2021 and Britain in 2022. "This is a big jackpot game, so players like to have big jackpots," Jeff Anderson, director of the Idaho Lottery, told lawmakers. Some Idaho lawmakers said they feared that the odds of an Idaho resident winning would be reduced with more players. Officials at the Multi-State Lottery Association in an email declined comment about the Idaho Powerball decision.

Idaho Lottery Director Jeff Anderson addresses the House State Affairs Committee at the Statehouse in Boise, Idaho on Wednesday, March 10, 2021. The panel killed legislation that would have allowed the Powerball game with multi-million dollar jackpots to continue in the state. (AP Photo/Keith Ridler)BOISE, Idaho – Idaho lawmakers fearing foreign participation in the Powerball lottery killed legislation on Wednesday that would have allowed the game with huge jackpots to continue in the state after a run of more than 30 years. The move came after Idaho Lottery officials sought a change in state law because Powerball is expanding to include Australia in 2021 and Britain in 2022. Some Idaho lawmakers said they feared that the odds of an Idaho resident winning would be reduced with more players.

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – One lucky lottery player in Jacksonville won $1 million from the Saturday, Jan. 23 Powerball drawing. The winning ticket was sold at the 7-Eleven located at 902 Margaret Street in Jacksonville. The winning tickets matched all five of the white ball numbers but did not match the Powerball number. The other winning ticket’s were sold in Melbourne, Marianna, Clermont, Cutler Bay and North Port. Florida Powerball winners have 180 days from the date of the drawing to claim their prize.

A patron, who did not want to give his name, uses the lottery ticket vending kiosk at a Smoker Friendly store to purchase tickets for the Mega Millions lottery drawing, Friday, Jan. 22, 2021, in Cranberry Township, Pa. The jackpot for the Mega Millions lottery game has grown to $1 billion ahead of Friday night's drawing after more than four months without a winner. It’s only the third time a lottery jackpot has grown so large, but much has changed since the last time such a big prize was up for grabs in 2018. After a peak in October 2018, Medenica said sales of the big lottery games dropped about 50%, prompting talk among lottery officials about jackpot fatigue. It’s hard to fathom how unlikely it is to beat odds of one in 292.2 million for Powerball or one in 302.5 million for Mega Millions.

MARK RALSTON | AFP | Getty ImagesAt some point, whether Friday night or down the road, someone is going to win the Mega Millions jackpot. With the odds stacked against players matching all six numbers needed to hit the mother lode, the lottery game's top prize has reached an estimated $970 million for Friday night's drawing. The cash option — which most winners choose over an annuity — is $716.3 million (pretax). Friday night's drawing is coming just a few days after another lottery game had a huge amount of money won: A ticket purchased in Maryland hit Powerball's $731.1 million jackpot ($546.8 million cash option), which ranks as the sixth-largest prize ever. "We know that players love big jackpots, and when the numbers are this big, it becomes a national phenomenon," said Gordon Medenica, Maryland lottery director and lead director of Mega Millions.

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There's a winning ticket for the $730 million Powerball jackpot, the first to get the top prize in months. The biggest prize ever was a $1.58 billion Powerball jackpot won by three people in 2016. Most winners opt for cash prizes, which would be $546.8 million for Wednesday's Powerball and $716.3 million for the next Mega Millions drawing. Mega Millions and Powerball are both played in 45 states as well as Washington, D.C., and the U.S. Virgin Islands. The jackpot for the next Powerball drawing, on Saturday, will be an estimated $20 million, with a cash value of $15 million.

There's a winning ticket for the $730 million Powerball jackpot, the first to get the top prize in months. Winning numbers for Wednesday night's Powerball drawing were: 40-53-60-68-69 and a Powerball of 22. The biggest prize ever was a $1.58 billion Powerball jackpot won by three people in 2016. Most winners opt for cash prizes, which would be $546.8 million for Wednesday's Powerball and $716.3 million for the next Mega Millions drawing. Mega Millions and Powerball are both played in 45 states as well as Washington, D.C., and the U.S. Virgin Islands.

Just who will collect the Powerball prize may never be known: Maryland is one of the states that allow winners to remain anonymous. The Powerball jackpot came only a day after nobody won the $970 million Mega Millions prize, the third-largest prize in U.S. history. The biggest prize was a $1.58 billion Powerball jackpot won by three people in 2016. Most winners opt for cash prizes, which for Mega Millions would be $716.3 million and $546.8 million for Wednesday's Powerball. After the Powerball win, the new jackpot has a $15 million cash value.

There were no winning tickets sold for Tuesday night's estimated $865 million Mega Millions jackpot, so the top prize for Friday's drawing surged to at least $970 million. A $970 million payout would be Mega Millions' second largest, behind only a $1.54 billion bonanza won in 2018. Each Mega Millions ticket costs $2 and winners must match six numbers, including the Mega Ball, to take home the full sum. Tuesday's Mega Millions winning numbers10, 19, 26, 28, 50Mega Ball: 16Megaplier: 2xMega Millions tickets are are sold in 44 states, Washington, D.C., and the U.S. Virgin Islands. The odds of winning a jackpot are overwhelmingly slim at 1 in 302.5 million for Mega Millions and 1 in 292.2 million for Powerball.

The Powerball jackpot is the fifth-largest ever, and it will come only a day after nobody won the even-larger Mega Millions prize, which now stands at $970 million. The biggest prize was a $1.58 billion Powerball jackpot won by three people in 2016. Such a long stretch without a winner is rare but also reflects the incredibly small odds of winning — one in 292.2 million for Powerball and one in 302.5 million for Mega Millions. Most winners opt for cash prizes, which for Mega Millions would be $716.3 million and $546 million for Powerball. Mega Millions and Powerball are both played in 45 states as well as Washington, D.C., and the U.S. Virgin Islands.

There were no winning tickets sold for Tuesday night's estimated $865 million Mega Millions jackpot, so the top prize for Friday's drawing surged to at least $970 million. A $970 million payout would be Mega Millions' second largest, behind only a $1.54 billion bonanza won in 2018. Each Mega Millions ticket costs $2 and winners must match six numbers, including the Mega Ball, to take home the full sum. Tuesday's Mega Millions winning numbers10, 19, 26, 28, 50Mega Ball: 16Megaplier: 2xMega Millions tickets are are sold in 44 states, Washington, D.C., and the U.S. Virgin Islands. The odds of winning a jackpot are overwhelmingly slim at 1 in 302.5 million for Mega Millions and 1 in 292.2 million for Powerball.

If somehow you manage to take home the grand prize in both Mega Millions and Powerball, that’s a nearly $1.6 billion jackpot. If you choose to take the cash option -- you’re looking at a cool $1.1 billion or so. The Tuesday night Mega Millions drawing is the second-largest prize in the game’s history. The world record Powerball jackpot is the $1.586 billion drawing on Jan. 13, 2016, and the current Mega Millions record of $1.537 billion was drawn on Oct. 23, 2018. The jackpots listed by the lotteries are for winners who opt to be paid through an annuity over 30 years.

One of the largest jackpots in U.S. history will grow even larger since there was no winner for Friday's drawing of the Mega Millions' $750 million top prize. Mega Millions estimated its next top prize would be $850 million, which would be the third-largest of all time. Lottery players still have a chance to win big with Saturday's drawing for a $640 million Powerball top prize, the eighth-largest jackpot. The estimated cash prize for the next Mega Millions jackpot is $628.2 million. Mega Millions and Powerball are both played in 45 states as well as Washington, D.C., and the U.S. Virgin Islands.

If a lottery player strikes big in the next Powerball drawing on Wednesday, it would be the fifth-largest jackpot ever in the United States. No one beat the odds in Friday's Mega Millions drawing, so that jackpot grew to an estimated $850 million. It's been nearly two years since a lottery jackpot has grown so large. The estimated cash prize for the next Mega Millions jackpot is $628.2 million. Mega Millions and Powerball are both played in 45 states as well as Washington, D.C., and the U.S. Virgin Islands.

Going into Saturday, there was over $1 billion total up for grabs between Saturday’s Powerball drawing and the Mega Millions drawing on Tuesday. I would put a down payment on a house, if not pay for the whole house, I guess with that amount of money.”The Mega Millions jackpot is at $850 million before taxes, while the Powerball jackpot was at $640 million. There are many things that a person can buy, like a private island to party or just take a quick vacation. Or if you love Shad Khan’s yacht, you could buy one just like it for $200 million. It just costs you a couple dollars.”There are a million and one people things you can do if you win the jackpot, but the biggest problem would probably be saving money as a new millionaire.

One of the largest jackpots in U.S. history will grow even larger since there was no winner for Friday's drawing of the Mega Millions' $750 million top prize. Mega Millions estimated its next top prize would be $850 million, which would be the third-largest of all time. Lottery players still have a chance to win big with Saturday's drawing for a $640 million Powerball top prize, the eighth-largest jackpot. The estimated cash prize for the next Mega Millions jackpot is $628.2 million. Mega Millions and Powerball are both played in 45 states as well as Washington, D.C., and the U.S. Virgin Islands.

Gene Blevins | ReutersYet again, the Powerball jackpot has jumped higher. And Mega Millions' jackpot, at $850 million, is the third-largest jackpot ever. The next drawings are set for Tuesday (Mega Millions) and Wednesday (Powerball). Prepare for the tax billFor the $850 million Mega Millions jackpot, the cash option — which most winners choose instead of an annuity — is $628.2 million. For Powerball's $730 million jackpot, the lump sum option is $546 million.

FILE - In this Wednesday, Jan. 13, 2021, file photo, a customer shows off a Mega Millions lottery ticket after purchasing it, in Orlando, Fla. The next drawing for Mega Millions is Friday night, when a $750 million prize will be up for grabs. The next Mega Millions drawing is Friday night, when an estimated $750 million prize will be up for grabs. The drawing for an estimated $640 million Powerball jackpot will be Saturday night. Your odds of winning either jackpot is exceedingly small, at 1 in 292.2 million for Powerball and 1 in 302.5 million for Mega Millions.

Des Moines, Iowa — Wednesday night's Powerball jackpot was worth at least $550 million. The Powerball prize drawing was only a day after no one won a $625 million Mega Millions jackpot, causing that prize to grow to at least an estimated $750 million ahead of the next drawing on Friday night. The Mega Millions prize is now the fifth-largest in U.S. history. The odds of winning it all are incredibly small, at 1 in 292.2 million for Powerball and 1 in 302.5 million for Mega Millions. Mega Millions and Powerball are both played in 45 states as well as Washington, D.C., and the U.S. Virgin Islands.

Two lottery jackpots, the Mega Millions and Powerball, are each holding prize winnings for more than half a billion dollars. The Mega Millions stands at $750 million making it the fifth-largest jackpot in the game’s history. The largest-ever was when a ticket holder won more than $1.5 billion in South Carolina in 2019. With two life-changing prizes at stake again, people across the country are buying a ticket for a chance to win. The Powerball drawing is Saturday and the Mega Millions is Friday.

Wednesday night's Powerball jackpot was worth at least $550 million. The Powerball prize drawing was only a day after no one won a $625 million Mega Millions jackpot, causing that prize to grow to at least an estimated $750 million ahead of the next drawing on Friday night. The Mega Millions prize is now the fifth-largest in U.S. history. The odds of winning it all are incredibly small, at 1 in 292.2 million for Powerball and 1 in 302.5 million for Mega Millions. Mega Millions and Powerball are both played in 45 states as well as Washington, D.C., and the U.S. Virgin Islands.

A billboard advertises the jackpots of the Powerball and Mega Millions lotteries, in Omaha, Neb., Wednesday, Jan. 13, 2021. Numbers for Wednesday night’s Powerball drawing were: 4-19-23-25-49 and a Powerball of 14. The Powerball prize drawing was only a day after no one won a $625 million Mega Millions jackpot, causing that prize to grow to $750 million ahead of the next drawing on Friday night. The Mega Millions prize is now the fifth-largest in U.S. history. Mega Millions and Powerball are both played in 45 states as well as Washington, D.C., and the U.S. Virgin Islands.

With no ticket matching all six numbers drawn Wednesday night in Powerball, the top prize has shot up to $640 million. The Mega Millions jackpot is $750 million for Friday night's drawing. First and foremostOne of the most important aspects of winning an extreme amount of money is to protect the winning ticket. Reducing your tax billFor the $750 million Mega Millions jackpot, the cash option — which most winners choose instead of an annuity — is $550.6 million. For Powerball's $640 million jackpot, the lump sum option is $478.7 million.

A billboard advertises the jackpots of the Powerball and Mega Millions lotteries, in Omaha, Neb., Wednesday, Jan. 13, 2021. Winning numbers for Wednesday night’s Powerball drawing were: 4-19-23-25-49 and a Powerball of 14. The Powerball prize drawing comes only a day after no one won a $625 million Mega Millions jackpot, causing that prize to grow to $750 million ahead the next drawing on Friday night. The Mega Millions prize is now the fifth-largest in U.S. history. Mega Millions and Powerball are both played in 45 states as well as Washington, D.C., and the U.S. Virgin Islands.

Lottery players have a chance to win the largest jackpots in nearly two years as Tuesday's Mega Millions has grown to an estimated $625 million and Wednesday's Powerball to an estimated $550 million. The Mega Millions $625 million jackpot is the largest lottery prize in nearly two years. The winning numbers in Tuesday night’s drawing of the Mega Millions game were: 12-14-26-28-33, Mega Ball: 09. Nearly all jackpot winners actually take the cash option, which would be an estimated $458.8 million for Mega Millions and $411.4 million for Powerball. Mega Millions and Powerball are both played in 45 states as well as Washington, D.C., and the U.S. Virgin Islands.

A digital billboard in Des Moines, Iowa, on Monday, Jan. 11, 2021, shows jackpots for the Mega Millions and Powerball games. Lottery players have a chance to win the largest jackpots in nearly two years as Mega Millions has grown to $600 million and Powerball has climbed to $550 million. The projected Mega Millions grand prize is the eighth largest in U.S. history, and the Powerball jackpot is the 12th biggest. The odds of winning the Powerball jackpot are one in 292.2 million, and the chances are even worse for Mega Millions at one in 302.5 million. Mega Millions and Powerball are both played in 45 states as well as Washington, D.C., and the U.S. Virgin Islands.

Sheryll Goedert, 61, managing member of Vacation Life LLC, claimed the $396.9 million jackpot from the POWERBALL® drawing, the Florida Lottery announced. The next POWERBALL drawing will be held tomorrow, Wednesday, March 11, at 10:59 p.m. National POWERBALL drawings are broadcast live, in high-definition, from the Florida Lottery’s state of the art draw studio in Tallahassee. Drawings are also available for viewing on the Florida Lottery website. Winning numbers are available on the Lottery website, at retailers statewide and by phone at (850) 921-PLAY.

BONITA SPRINGS, Fla. – Someone in southwest Florida purchased a winning Powerball ticket worth almost $397 million, officials with the Florida Lottery said Thursday. The winning ticket was bought from a convenience store in Bonita Springs, Florida. The winner has six months to file a claim for the jackpot. However, if the winner wants a lump sum payment of $276.5 million, the claim must be filed within two months. Wednesday night’s drawing also produced a $1 million winning ticket that was purchased in Coconut Creek, Florida, according to the Florida Lottery.

One person in Florida is a whole lot richer Thursday morning. The winning $396,900,000 Powerball lottery ticket was sold at a 7-Eleven on Bonita Beach Road in Bonita Springs, according to lottery officials. The winning numbers for Wednesday’s drawing were 9, 12, 15, 31 and 60, with a Powerball of 2. The jackpot is now back to $40 million, with the next drawing taking place Feb. 1.

(KMOV) -- A bartender in Missouri won't soon forget a tip one of her regular customers left for her: a Powerball ticket that won $50,000. The next day, the bar's lottery terminal alerted them that they had sold a big winning ticket. It turns out that winning ticket was Russey's. Her tickets matched four of the five white-ball number drawn on Oct. 19, plus the Powerball. Missouri Lottery said Russey's $50,000 ticket is the 40th sold in Missouri, and the second sold in O'Fallon in 2019.

Over the river and through the woods, to grandmothers house we gobecause she is $80 million dollars richer. A Michigan family hit the massive Powerball drawing on Sept. 21, but collected their winnings on Wednesday. Phillip Chippewa, 54, and his wife, Dawn, took their family along to claim the prize. They both work for and are members of the Grand Traverse Band of Ottawa and Chippewa Indians, a federally recognized Native American tribe. RELATED STORIES$768 Million Winning Powerball Ticket Sold in WisconsinPowerball Soars to $750 Million, 4th Largest Lottery Jackpot in U.S. HistoryMan Doesn't Call Out Sick From Work, Wins Powerball

A Connecticut couple was on a road trip to Virginia when they realized they had a $100,000 Powerball ticket tucked away in the sun visor of their car. "Frank checked the tickets while I read the numbers off of the email we matched four numbers, plus the Powerball," Long-Combs told the Connecticut Lottery. She said they kept their lips sealed and didnt tell anyone for superstitious reasons. We didn't tell anybody either, just in case we were wrong. "Once we got back to Connecticut, I went to a lottery retailer and scanned the ticket in a ticket checker,'' Laquitara said.