Powerball jackpot rises to $1.4 billion after no winners Wednesday
The estimated jackpot for Saturday night's drawing would be the third-largest in Powerball history and fifth-biggest in U.S. lottery history.
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The estimated jackpot for Saturday night's drawing would be the third-largest in Powerball history and fifth-biggest in U.S. lottery history.
With the Powerball jackpot soaring to a staggering $1.2 billion ahead of Wednesday night's drawing, Michiganders are dreaming big and looking for the luckiest spots in the state to purchase their tickets.
Nobody hit the jackpot in Powerball's Monday drawing, raising the next jackpot to an estimated $1.2 billion for Wednesday.
The Powerball jackpot soared past the $1 billion mark after no tickets matched all six numbers drawn on Saturday night.
The jackpot for the next Powerball drawing is an estimated $835 million. It's still set to be the fourth largest prize in the game's history.
The winning ticket was purchased at the Harper Gas Station at 29600 Harper Ave. in St. Clair Shores.
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.
A Detroit woman matched four of the white balls and the Powerball in the June 26 drawing, walking away with $200,000.
It would be the third-largest jackpot in the game's history and seventh-highest in U.S. lottery history.
The Powerball jackpot is third largest in 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.
The Powerball jackpot is at $522 million ahead of Monday night's drawing. If someone wins the prize tonight, it will be the second-largest Powerball prize won in 2023.
A Michigan man purchased a Powerball ticket before leaving for vacation, and while on the beach, he decided to check his ticket and discovered that he had won $150,000.
Edwin Castro isn't wasting time using the record jackpot he won in November and claimed last month.
The ticket was purchased in Washington state. The winning numbers were 05, 11, 22, 23, 69 and the Powerball 07.
The jackpot would be the ninth-largest in U.S. lottery history.
The Powerball jackpot has climbed to $700 million ahead of Saturday's drawing, and if someone wins, it will be the sixth-largest Powerball jackpot.
Multi-State Lottery Association tweaked the Mega Millions lottery so it would generate large jackpots, one expert said.
There have been 24 drawings since the jackpot was last won on Oct. 14.
The announcement came after a lengthy delay in revealing the winning numbers.
Statistically, a Powerball player is much more likely to be attacked by a grizzly bear at Yellowstone National Park.
The Powerball jackpot has reached a new high of $1.9 billion after there were no winners in Saturday's drawing. But someone is $1 million richer after buying a ticket in Detroit.
Eventually, somebody's got to win the $1.6 billion Powerball jackpot. The second-largest Powerball jackpot in history has people taking their shot at a lucky ticket.
The jackpot has eluded players since Aug. 3, the last time anyone matched all five winning numbers and the Powerball.
Thousands of residents in northern Michigan are dealing with power outages as weekend storms with freezing rain move through the region.
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Shawn Fain, president of the United Auto Workers union, praised President Trump's move to impose tariffs on vehicles, while noting that "tariffs aren't the total solution."
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Lucas Raymond and Marco Kasper scored, Cam Talbot stopped 21 shots and the Detroit Red Wings beat the Boston Bruins 2-1 on Saturday night.
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