Powerball players wait in line at Mr. C’s Liquor in San Pedro, Ca., on Jan. 12, 2016. The Powerball jackpot for tonight’s drawing is north of $1.73 billion. (Image: ABC News)
The odds of a ticket winning the Powerball jackpot are just one in 292.2 million. To put those unfathomable odds in perspective, the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention says you have about a one-in-a-million chance of being struck by lightning at some point in your lifetime.
A lucky Texan has grabbed the $360 million Mega Millions jackpot, becoming the recipient of the largest prize a Texas Lottery player has ever gotten.
Tonight’s Powerball jackpot is an estimated $1.55 billion, with a one-time cash option of $679.8 million.
A man walks by Lambert’s Market in Boston, with the $1.55 billion Powerball prize advertised on a digital display.
AP — PINEVILLE, N.C. As nobody on Wednesday night matched all six numbers to win the jackpot, it increased to an estimated $1.4 billion.
The August winner of the Mega Millions jackpot worth $1.602 billion came forward on Monday, September 25, to claim the prize, but lottery officials aren’t saying much about the person’s identity because of a recently passed law in Florida.
An Altadena, Calif. man who claims he is the rightful recipient of the biggest lottery prize ever awarded says he has been dealing with death threats since suing the official winner.
Edwin Castro purchased a $2 Powerball ticket at Joe’s Service Center in Altadena, his hometown, on Nov. 7, 2022. Castro’s ticket ended up matching the six drawn numbers that night: 10-33-41-47-56, and the red Powerball 10.