$1.3 billion Powerball jackpot winner revealed
Powerball revealed the winners of the $1.3 billion ticket drawn earlier this month in Oregon. A husband and wife plan to split the winnings with a family friend. Carter Evans has the story.
Powerball revealed the winners of the $1.3 billion ticket drawn earlier this month in Oregon. A husband and wife plan to split the winnings with a family friend. Carter Evans has the story.
The winner was 46-year-old Cheng Saephan, a Laos-born immigrant who has been fighting cancer for the past eight years.
A single winning ticket for Saturday's Powerball jackpot with a $1.3 billion jackpot was sold in Oregon.
After 40 consecutive drawings produced no Powerball jackpot winner, Saturday's jackpot grew to an estimated $1.3 billion.
Saturday night's jackpot was delayed due to one participating lottery needing additional time to complete pre-draw procedures.
Powerball's next jackpot will be at least an estimated $1.23 billion after no tickets matched the numbers needed to win Wednesday night's grand prize of roughly $1.09 billion.
The winning numbers drawn were 19-24-40-42-56 and the Powerball number was 23
No one has won Powerball's top prize since New Year's Day.
There has not been a grand prize winner since New Year's Day.
No one has won the Mega Millions jackpot since Dec. 8, a string of 30 consecutive drawings without anyone taking home the top prize.
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The jackpot for Friday night's Mega Millions drawing will be at least an estimated $792 million after no tickets matched the numbers for Tuesday night's $735 million grand prize.
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The Powerball is now worth $810 million after no winner was drawn on Saturday.
It's the second-biggest grand prize ever won in U.S. lottery history, behind only a $2.04 billion pot of gold also won in California in November 2022.
The estimated jackpot for Wednesday night's drawing is the second-largest in Powerball history.
Players will have a chance at the third-largest jackpot in Powerball history with Saturday night's estimated $1.4 billion drawing. The chances of winning on a single ticket are about 1 in 292.2 million. CBS News' Lana Zak has more.
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The Powerball jackpot has risen to an estimated $1.4 billion after there were no winners in Wednesday night's drawing. It marks the third-highest jackpot in the game's history. The next drawing will take place Saturday night.
The estimated jackpot for Saturday night's drawing would be the third-largest in Powerball history and fifth-biggest in U.S. lottery history.
The Powerball jackpot rose to an estimated $1.2 billion after nobody won Monday night. It's the third-highest prize in the game's history.
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.
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