Powerball Jackpot: Most Common Numbers Drawn
You won't become a billionaire on Wednesday night, but go ahead and try anyway.
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You won't become a billionaire on Wednesday night, but go ahead and try anyway.
With more than two days left until the next drawing, the Powerball jackpot has climbed to a staggering $1.4 billion, easily the largest lottery pot ever in the world.
Many people came out to try their luck, buying anywhere from 2-dollars to 100-dollars' worth of tickets and some surely spent more than that.
The possibility is razor thin, but you could be the winner of 900-million as the jackpot for Saturday's Powerball drawing has reached its largest amount ever.
Saturday's Powerball jackpot just hit $800 million, and could climb even higher, depending on additional ticket sales.
The record-breaking jackpot for the next Powerball drawing continued to grow Friday, ballooning to $800 million.
Lottery enthusiasts have won some impressive stakes over the years at a Chatham Citgo. CBS 2's Vince Gerasole reports.
Already the largest lottery jackpot in U.S. history, the pot could grow even larger by the time of the next drawing on Saturday night.
The winning numbers for Wednesday night's $500 million Powerball jackpot have been drawn.
When the Powerball jackpot jumps to $500 million, do you play?
With the jackpot for the next Powerball drawing ballooning to $500 million Wednesday morning, plenty of people are dreaming big about what they'd do with all that money.
A production at the Goodman Theatre is moving forward thanks to a donation from a former monk who won the lottery, reports WBBM's Nancy Harty.
The winning numbers for Wednesday night's $564 million Powerball jackpot have been drawn.
The third largest Powerball jackpot has lottery players dreaming of what they'd do with their millions. It has been more than two months since anyone has won the Powerball jackpot, so the top prize money has rolled over to $485 million.
None of the three big winners in the $448 million Powerball jackpot were from the Chicago area, but there was at least one big prize in the far northern suburbs.
It's a few hundred million short of the record jackpot, but Wednesday's Powerball payoff of $425 million deserves some serious consideration.
One number in Saturday night's Powerball drawing was the difference for a dozen Illinois players between being $10,000 richer and living the life of a multi-millionaire.
The Powerball Jackpot is over a half a BILLION dollars. So what could you do with that money?
The Powerball jackpot was increased Friday to $600 million, making it the largest Powerball jackpot ever.
What are the most common Powerball numbers?
No one matched all the numbers in Wednesday night's Powerball drawing, and the grand prize for the multi-state lottery game grew to nearly $200 million.
Sales are brisk as tonight's 320-million dollar Powerball drawing nears. WBBM's Bob Roberts spoke with dreamers in the Loop.
No one matched all the numbers drawn Wednesday night for the Powerball lottery and the grand prize for the multi-state game rose from $110 million to an estimated $130 million.
Baseball finally paid off for one Royals fans.
A Highland man plans to help his mother, start a college fund for his daughter and take his girlfriend to Red Lobster after winning $1 million in last night's historic $587.5 million Powerball drawing.
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At least five robberies have been reported, with the latest happening on Wednesday.
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The 29-person team will advise the prosecutor's office on everything from handling gun violence cases to wrongful convictions to public corruption.
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President-elect Donald Trump announced Gaetz as his nominee to be attorney general last week.
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Scammers often get financial information and personal details, or lure in veterans with videos that claim they can win lots of money,
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The 29-person team will advise the prosecutor's office on everything from handling gun violence cases to wrongful convictions to public corruption.
Blue Man Group still has ongoing shows in Boston and Las Vegas, and will begin performing in Orlando in April 2025.
The 29-person team will advise the prosecutor's office on everything from handling gun violence cases to wrongful convictions to public corruption.
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