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Powerball jackpot hits $1 billion after building for monthsNews Story
Powerball ticket sales ramping up as game seeks to create billionaire By Todd Northrop Arriving together with the year's holiday season, the current Powerball jackpot of $1 billion could make the winner into the ultimate real-life Santa Claus. The Powerball jackpot has been building for 41 consecutive drawings since the last winner on September 6 , when two tickets sold in Missouri and Texas split a $1.7874 billion jackpot the second-largest lottery jackpot in history. Both tickets h
Dec 12, 2025, 10:29 am - Todd - Lottery News

One Georgia ticket wins $983 million Mega Millions jackpotNews Story
Largest lottery jackpot win ever in the state Updated with final jackpot annuity and cash amounts By Todd Northrop After a run of 39 drawings without a jackpot winner, the 40th drawing of the multi-state Mega Millions game produced a single $983 million winner last night when one lottery ticket sold in Georgia matched all five numbers plus the Mega Ball. It is by far the largest lottery jackpot ever won in the state of Georgia. The next-largest amount won in the state was a $648
Nov 15, 2025, 8:21 am - Todd - Lottery News

$1.3 BILLION: Powerball jackpot soars to 5th-largest in game historyNews Story
Powerball ticket-buying frenzy this week as game seeks to create billionaire By Todd Northrop This week lottery players across the United States will be pulling out all the stops to try and win Powerball, featuring one of the largest lottery jackpots in history, worth an estimated $1.3 billion. The Powerball jackpot has been building for 40 consecutive drawings since the last winner on May 31 , when one ticket from California won a $204.5 million jackpot. The ticket was sold at the 7
Sep 2, 2025, 6:51 am - Todd - Lottery News

Powerball reaches $643 million: highest lottery jackpot of 2025News Story
Largest Powerball grand prize in more than a year surpasses half-billion mark By Kate Northrop The Powerball jackpot continues its reign as the highest lottery prize of 2025 after it reached an estimated $643 million following the drawing on Monday night. After no one won the grand prize in the drawing on Aug. 18, the Powerball jackpot climbed well over the half-billion threshold, making it the biggest lottery jackpot this year so far. Ever since Cheng Charlie Saephan won the $1.
Aug 20, 2025, 8:10 am - Todd - Lottery News

Illinois woman uses numbers passed down from mother to win $1 million Lotto jackpotReply
This was a 6/50 game but there was a guy that did it on an Illinois Lucky Lotto which is a 5/45 game. https://www.ctinsider.com/weird/article/Ill-man-wins-lottery-for-2nd-time-using-same-8323258.php
Apr 16, 2026, 4:28 am - grwurston - Lottery News

Illinois mom uses children's birthdays to win $800,000 Lucky Day Lotto jackpotReply
The audacity of the Illinois lottery...letting players play @ home (we can too in KY). Anyway the bigger picture is her huge win based on her kids' birthdays!
Mar 27, 2026, 12:00 pm - Bleudog101 - Lottery News

Tennessee Lottery CEO Rebecca Paul to retire after 23 years of leadershipReply
Just for the heck of it, I went on Google AI and typed in, Tn lottery director salary The Tennessee Education Lottery (TEL) CEO and President, Rebecca Paul, earns an annual base salary of $650,000 . Historically, her total compensation package has had the potential to reach upwards of $752,500 when combined with performance-based incentives and bonuses. Context DetailsTenure: Paul has led the Tennessee Education Lottery since its inception in 2003, having previously directed lotteries in Fl
Jun 7, 2026, 11:53 pm - CDanaT - Lottery News

Illinois woman claims $536 million lottery prize, first Mega Millions jackpot claimed in 2026Reply
You don't suppose JR from Dublin Ohio would share his five alarm chili recipe with Lucky Lady from Illinois? They are both lottery winners and all .... and midwesterners to boot .... you know what I mean? You don't think JR LL have common ancestors do you? Have a shaggy day! ShagE3
Mar 20, 2026, 7:38 pm - ShagE3 - Lottery News

Illinois man wins $1 million on lottery ticket and delivers his wife an early retirementReply
Opening line still says it. One retires racehorses and pieces of equipment. It makes her sound like an object. MT. CARMEL, Ill. An Illinois resident is retiring his wife early... Perhaps add helping his wife retire early... No offense to the author.
Oct 1, 2025, 3:03 pm - Artist77 - Lottery News

Powerball drawing produces huge number of big winners, including two who split the jackpotNews Story
Numbers drawn corresponded to patterns on play slips By Kate Northrop There was an unusually large number of winners in last night's Powerball drawing, including Indiana and Kansas winners who split the $143.4 million jackpot, and 89 tickets that won the $1 million second-tier prize. Wednesday's Powerball drawing was a frenzy, with 89 winners across the US raking in a second-tier prize and two jackpot winners sharing a $143.4 million jackpot. The April 29 draw produced results 3,
Apr 30, 2026, 3:02 pm - Todd - Lottery News