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$1.8 BILLION: Powerball jackpot now second-largest ever as ticket sales surge across the USANews Story
Massive sales triggers jackpot increase to #2 all-time 4th-largest cash value in history By Todd Northrop Due to a ticket-buying frenzy for Saturday's Powerball drawing, the Multi-State Lottery Association (MUSL) has raised the official Powerball lottery jackpot estimate to $1.8 billion, making it the second-largest lottery jackpot in world history. The all-important lump-sum cash value of the jackpot has been raised to $826.4 million, which is the fourth-largest lottery cash val
Sep 5, 2025, 11:21 am - Todd - Lottery News

$1.7 billion in combined jackpots, as USA multi-state lottery games peak togetherNews Story
Mega Millions holds its lead at $977 million, but Powerball catching up with $750 million By Todd Northrop Lottery players across the United States are buying multi-state lottery tickets at a furious pace, driving up the Mega Millions and Powerball jackpots simultaneously to a massive $1.7 billion in total. According to leading multi-state lottery website USA Mega , the Mega Millions jackpot sits at an estimated $977 million with a cash value of $461 million with a drawing Friday nig
Mar 21, 2024, 7:52 am - Todd - Lottery News

Tonight's Powerball drawing offering massive $747 million jackpotNews Story
9th-largest US lottery jackpot in history By Todd Northrop After a 33rd-consecutive drawing without a winner, the Powerball multi-state lottery game now features a jackpot that will provide multi-generational wealth to the lucky player who eventually wins it all. After nobody won Saturday's $704.4 million grand prize, the Powerball jackpot increased to a staggering $747 million for Monday's drawing the 9th-largest US lottery jackpot of all time. But since most winners choose the
Feb 6, 2023, 10:36 am - Todd - Lottery News

USA Mega updated with new state info
I know a lot of people have been asking about this, so I thought I'd post the info on the forums. I have finished updating USA Mega (www.usamega.com) with all the new Powerball and Mega Millions states information. In addition, I took the time to post some updates to the FAQ section and the How to Play pages, and some other minor things. If you see any errors please do let me know!
Jan 30, 2010, 5:14 pm - Todd - Lottery Discussion Forum

Jackpot Cash Value history?Reply
USA Mega shows the current cash value for both PB and MM, and a history for the MM cash values via their links. But I was looking for something that showed me the history for PB's cash values history, mainly, because I can get MM from USA Mega. PB's website doesn't even provide it., I checked there after checking USA Mega. Don't any state links show them?
Jul 25, 2008, 10:18 am - spy153 - Jackpot Games Forum

Why the discrepancy?Reply
What ryanm said is correct.The Powerball site, for marketing purposes, wants to highlight the 21 Power Play winners as a kind of separate prize tier. But in reality, it is not a separate tier, it is a multiplier of the second tier. USA Mega correctly displays 110 second-tier winners.USA Mega also identifies the number of Power Play winners, in order to show you both sides of the equation.As a result of the Powerball practice of incorrectly identifying the Power Play winners separately, it conf
Mar 31, 2005, 12:53 pm - Todd - Lottery Discussion Forum

$1.7 BILLION: Will Powerball create a Christmas billionaire?News Story
Now the 4th-largest jackpot in world history By Todd Northrop Will someone give a Christmas gift worth billions this week? It's actually a possibility, as the next Powerball drawing on Christmas Eve is set to deliver a faint-inducing prize worth $1.7 billion. The Powerball jackpot has been building for a record 46 consecutive drawings since the last winner on Sept. 6, 2025 , when two tickets sold in Missouri and Texas split a $1.7874 billion jackpot after 41 draws without a winne
Dec 23, 2025, 12:31 am - Todd - Lottery News

$1.25 BILLION: Epic Powerball winless streak marches onNews 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 $1.25 billion. The Powerball jackpot has been building for a record 43 consecutive drawings since the last winner on September 6 , when two tickets sold in Missouri and Texas split a $1.7874 billion jackpot
Dec 16, 2025, 10:48 am - Todd - Lottery News

$1.1 BILLION: Powerball jackpot increased in longest-ever winless streakNews Story
6th-largest jackpot in game's history By Todd Northrop Last night, the multi-state Powerball lottery game produced no top winner for the 42nd consecutive drawing, setting a new record for the longest-ever jackpot run in the game's history, and prompting lottery officials to raise the game's jackpot to an astonishing $1.1 billion. A winner who chooses the cash option would receive a lump-sum $503.4 million more than a half-billion dollars in cash! It's the stuff that a lottery pla
Dec 14, 2025, 9:41 am - Todd - Lottery News

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