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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

Former Texas Lottery Director Gary Grief indicted on charge related to $95M Lotto Texas jackpotReply
IIRC he helped set them up with their own terminals so they could generate more tickets than if they had to rely on regular retailers. i remember one of the lottery courier services doing something like that, and obviously they got help from the texas lottery to set up these print shops. and i believe the bulk buy groups used one of these lottery courier services. but that doesn't equate to gary grief directly helping the bulk buy group. the lottery courier services made their services avai
May 19, 2026, 11:19 am - Brock Lee - Lottery News

$1.7 BILLION: Powerball jackpot juggernaut keeps rollingNews Story
3rd-largest lottery jackpot in world history By Todd Northrop Last night, the multi-state Powerball lottery game produced no top winner for the 41st consecutive drawing, prompting lottery officials to raise the game's jackpot to an astonishing $1.7 billion. A winner who chooses the cash option would receive a lump-sum $770.3 million three-quarters of a billion dollars in cash! It's the stuff that a lottery player's dreams are made of holding a lottery ticket for an upcoming Power
Sep 4, 2025, 7:09 am - Todd - Lottery News

Former Texas Lottery Director Gary Grief indicted on charge related to $95M Lotto Texas jackpotReply
Texas is indictment country. Didn't they indict their own Attorney General awhile ago? You know the saying about a DA being able to indict a ham sandwich, right? That said, maybe their AG deserved to be indicted, and maybe that's why he agreed to pay 300k restitution, perform 200 hours of community service, and take 15 hours of legal ethics training to avoid a trial. And then there's the $6.6 million that was paid to 4 whistleblowers who were fired from their jobs in the AG's office after f
May 19, 2026, 2:48 am - KY Floyd - Lottery News

Former Texas Lottery Director Gary Grief indicted on charge related to $95M Lotto Texas jackpotReply
There is so much wrong with the Texas lottery I'm in favor of doing away with it. Get rid of it and get on to something better like bingo(not the online crap), where you can see who you are playing with and see who wins!
May 18, 2026, 10:39 pm - justAndy1970 - Lottery News

South Dakota trust claims $78 million Lotto Texas jackpot days before it expiresReply
i agree. i think the secrecy is to deter scammers. there are just too many out there these days. maybe the winner was a group. i'd imagine the trust has to disclose to the texas lottery who the beneficiaries are even if the public will never find out.
May 15, 2026, 1:37 pm - Brock Lee - Lottery News

South Dakota trust claims $78 million Lotto Texas jackpot days before it expiresReply
I thought Trusts were not allowed? Last time I checked it had to be a natural person and not an entity even if anonymous. The state of the win controls so they now allowed a trust from the home of the winner for a second time. This does create an extra layer of anonymity. Interesting. I am wondering if other anonymous states would allow this as well. This is a new strategy to me. AI Overview A South Dakota trust can be based in Texas by separating the legal situs (governance) fr
May 14, 2026, 7:05 pm - Artist77 - Lottery News

$78 million Lotto Texas jackpot expiring in less than two weeksReply
The ticket was bought at Gordon s Bait Tackle on Padre Island Highway in Brownsville, so yeah, a hoarder situation there wouldn't be shocking with all the fishing gear and random stuff piling up. Deadline's 5pm, May 14, at the Austin HQ on Congress Ave, and it's a cash-value pick for about $43.7 million pre-tax, with those numbers: 7-17-23-28-39-48. If it goes unclaimed, that money funds Texas schools and stuff, which isn't a total loss but still wild to think about.
May 4, 2026, 10:00 pm - RichW - Lottery News

$78 million Lotto Texas jackpot expiring in less than two weeksReply
I live in Texas and play this game all the time. I remember when it got hit after months of rolling. I hope whoever won comes forward before it expires. I'd hate for them to forfeit their prize although I'm glad that some of it goes to the Veterans Assistance Fund. If only I had won, I'd have claimed it months ago!!! Lol.
May 4, 2026, 4:58 pm - Cupcake2016 - Lottery News

Powerball drawing produces huge number of big winners, including two who split the jackpotReply
The Texas Powerball play slip does not have the pattern that other state winners used to win. It all comes down to how the white balls are organized for selection on the powerball slip for your individual state.
Apr 30, 2026, 4:25 pm - jimjwright - Lottery News