Lottery

A customer is handed Powerball tickets purchased at Lichine's Liquor & Deli in Sacramento, Calif., on Monday. Monday night's drawing was worth a record $2.04 billion.

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Someone in California won the $2 billion Powerball jackpot

2:07pm November 08, 2022

by Ayana Archie

Monday's Powerball drawing was delayed after one participating lottery needed more time to carry out security procedures. The jackpot had ballooned over three months without a winner.

A customer is handed Powerball lottery tickets to purchased at Lichine's Liquor & Deli in Sacramento, Calif., Monday, Oct. 31, 2022. The jackpot for Monday night's drawing soared to $1 billion after no one matched all six numbers in Saturday night's drawing. It's the fifth-largest lottery jackpot in U.S. history.

'Predatory gambling' has helped the lottery reach sky-high jackpot, critics say

10:00pm November 02, 2022

by Jonathan Franklin

The estimated jackpot total is the second-largest prize in Powerball's history and the fourth-largest jackpot in U.S. lottery history, officials say.

A rack with cards bettors can use to choose their own numbers for the Powerball lottery is seen Friday on a counter at a market in Prospect, Pa.

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A $1 billion Powerball jackpot is up for grabs tonight

12:02pm October 31, 2022

by The Associated Press

The jackpot soared after no one matched all six numbers in any drawing since Aug. 3. It's the fifth-largest lottery jackpot in U.S. history.

Dave Colbert pays for his groceries at a market in Prospect, Pa., on Friday before buying a ticket for Saturday's Powerball drawing.

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Tonight's Powerball jackpot is $825 million, the fifth largest in U.S. lottery history

7:17am October 29, 2022

by Don Clyde

It's the second-largest Powerball jackpot and if no one wins tonight, Powerball officials say the grand prize is expected to grow to $1 billion for the drawing on Halloween night.