Winning $2 billion Powerball ticket sold
The largest jackpot in U.S. lottery history was finally sold on Tuesday. CBS News' Christina Ruffini is in Altadena, California, where one lucky player had the winning numbers for the $2.04 billion prize.
The largest jackpot in U.S. lottery history was finally sold on Tuesday. CBS News' Christina Ruffini is in Altadena, California, where one lucky player had the winning numbers for the $2.04 billion prize.
The announcement came after a lengthy delay in revealing the winning numbers.
Midterm Election Day is here, and candidates made their final appeals to voters until the last hours. The drawing for the world record $1.9 billion Powerball jackpot had to be postponed due to a technical glitch. And if you're heading to the polls early, you might have a front row seat as the sun, Earth and moon line up for a total lunar eclipse -- the last one until 2025.
Lottery officials said one state was still processing its sales data. The jackpot is the largest for any lottery, anywhere, ever.
The largest lottery prize ever is on the line. No one has hit the Powerball jackpot in three months, pushing it to $1.9 billion.
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The Powerball jackpot is now up to $1.9 billion, the largest prize in lottery history. However, with all the fun of the game, there are also very real dangers for some people who struggle with gambling addiction. Keith Whyte, the executive director of the National Council on Problem Gambling, joins CBS News for more on this.
The Powerball jackpot has grown to an estimated $1.9 billion after no winning tickets were sold in Saturday night's drawing
The current Powerball jackpot of $1.6 billion is the largest ever lottery prize. The next drawing is Saturday night. Danya Bacchus has more on the frenzy.
The jackpot has eluded players since Aug. 3, the last time anyone matched all five winning numbers and the Powerball.
With no winning tickets sold for Wednesday's Powerball drawing, the jackpot for Saturday night's drawing will be an estimated $1.5 billion.
The winning numbers for Wednesday night's Powerball drawing were 02, 11, 22, 35, 60 and a Powerball of 23. It was not immediately clear if there were any winning tickets.
No one won Wednesday night's top prize of $1.2 billion, so the jackpot for Saturday night's drawing will be very close to the $1.586 billion world record for lotteries.
There was no jackpot winner Monday night, so the Powerball grand prize has jumped up to $1.2 billion. CBS News' Anne-Marie Green and Vladimir Duthiers spoke with Mark Glickman, Ph.D., a senior lecturer in statistics at Harvard University, about what your odds of winning really are and what to know before you buy your tickets.
There were no winning tickets sold for Monday night's Powerball drawing so the grand prize for Wednesday night's selections will be a minimum of roughly $1.2 billion.
People were showing up at convenience stores, groceries and gas stations across the country to snatch up lottery tickets.
After Saturday's Powerball drawing resulted in no winners, the jackpot has now risen to an estimated $1 billion. The next drawing is set for Monday night.
The Powerball jackpot keeps getting larger because players keep losing.
Saturday's Powerball jackpot drawing has jumped to at least $825 million, the second-largest prize in Powerball history.
The Powerball prize is its second-largest ever, officials said.
The already massive Powerball jackpot keeps growing and has now hit an estimated $800 million — the game's second-biggest prize ever and the fifth largest in U.S. lottery history. CBS News' Lana Zak and Tanya Rivero have more.
No one won Wednesday's pot of gold of about $700 million, which was already the game's largest this year.
The Powerball jackpot ballooned to $800 million after no ticket matched all six winning numbers Wednesday night. Anne-Marie Green has more.
The Powerball jackpot has hit a whopping $700 million as nobody has matched all six numbers in nearly three months. Certified public accountant Dan Geltrude joins CBS News' Tanya Rivero and Lana Zak to offer his tips and advice if you happen to become the lucky winner.
The jackpot has increased steadily since the last grand prize winner was announced on Aug. 3.
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