Cheng "Charlie" Saephan, a 46-year-old father-of-two from Portland, Oregon who has had cancer for eight years, won a $1.3 billion Powerball jackpot, the fourth largest in the lottery's history. He plans to use the money to find a good doctor to care for his health. Saephan entered the lottery with a friend who contributed $100, and after buying the tickets, jokingly said, "We're billionaires." Saephan and his wife are taking half the money, with the rest going to his friend. They opted for a lump sum payment of $422 million after taxes.
An Annapolis couple in Maryland won $2 million after unknowingly purchasing two identical tickets for the same Powerball drawing. The husband used a replay feature at a 7-Eleven to scan old tickets, resulting in duplicate tickets with matching numbers. Upon realizing they had won $1 million, they joked about finding a second winning ticket, which turned out to be true, doubling their winnings. Maryland has sold six $1 million winning tickets in 2024. The couple, choosing to remain anonymous, plans to invest their newfound fortune.
Yanira Alvarez, a California resident, was identified as the winner of a $1.08 billion Powerball jackpot from last summer, choosing a one-time lump-sum payment of $558.1 million. The winning ticket was purchased at Las Palmitas Mini Market in Los Angeles, ending a 39-draw jackpot run for Powerball and marking a historic event as one of two back-to-back billion-dollar winning tickets sold in California. The store owner who received a $1 million bonus for selling the ticket plans to expand his business with the winnings.
A Powerball player in Oregon won a $1.3 billion jackpot, the eighth-largest in U.S. history, after a winless streak. The lump sum, before taxes, is $621 million with the winner yet to come forward. Oregon has no winner anonymity law. The odds of winning a Powerball are 1 in 292 million. The jackpot was drawn in a northeastern Portland ZIP code. The winner has a year to claim the prize. Powerball winners in Oregon must be publicly disclosed. Powerball game rules caused a delay in the latest drawing. Two players in Georgia won $50,000 each in the same drawing.
A ticketholder from Oregon matched all six numbers to win the Powerball jackpot, the eighth largest in US history. The winner can choose between 30 annual instalments or a cash payout of $608.9 million. US lottery prizes are subject to federal and state taxes, with this win ending a 41-draw streak without a jackpot winner. The odds of winning Powerball are one in 292.2 million, and the game is played in 45 states plus Washington DC, Puerto Rico, and the US Virgin Islands.
Oregon authorities are set to publicly reveal the winner of the $1.3 billion Powerball jackpot sold at a Plaid Pantry convenience store in Portland. The prize, the fourth-largest in Powerball history, has a cash value of $621 million if taken as a lump sum. Under Oregon law, winners cannot remain anonymous and have a year to claim the prize, subject to federal and state taxes.
The Powerball lottery jackpot for Monday, April 1 reached $1 billion, becoming the fifth-highest in Powerball history. Previous Mega Millions jackpot of $1.13 billion was won by a ticket in New Jersey. Four $1 million winning tickets were sold in Illinois, Louisiana, Michigan, and Pennsylvania. The winning numbers for the recent drawing on March 30 were 12-13-33-50-52 with Powerball 23. Edwin Castro claimed a $2.04 billion Powerball jackpot on Valentine's Day.
The Powerball jackpot has reached an estimated $975 million after no one matched the winning numbers drawn, continuing a streak of nearly three months without a big winner. The last big win was on New Year's Day in Michigan for $842.4 million. The prize is for a sole winner choosing between a 30-year annuity or $471.7 million in cash, subject to federal and state taxes. The odds for the latest drawing were 1 in 292.2 million. Powerball is played in 45 states, Washington, D.C., Puerto Rico, and the U.S. Virgin Islands.
A person in Oregon has claimed the $1.3 billion Powerball jackpot by matching all six numbers on their ticket purchased at a Plaid Pantry convenience store in Portland. This jackpot is the eighth-largest in U.S. lottery history, with odds of winning a Powerball drawing at 1 in 292 million.
Powerball is an American lottery game offered by 45 states, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands, and overseen by the Multi-State Lottery Association (MUSL), which also manages other large jackpot games such as the Mega Millions. Drawings are held three times weekly on Mondays, Wednesdays, and Saturdays at 10:59 p.m. Eastern Time, at the Florida Lottery's headquarters in Tallahassee.The winning numbers are made up of five "white balls" from a matrix of 69 and one "Powerball" from a matrix of 26, resulting in jackpot odds of 1 in 292,201,338 per play. Each play costs two dollars, but players in some states can add Power Play, which allows players to increase the payout of their winning numbers, or Double Play, which allows players to use their numbers in a second, concurrent drawing with a different prize pool, each for an additional dollar. The official cutoff for ticket sales is 10:00 p.m. Eastern Time; some lotteries cut off sales earlier. Powerball's minimum jackpot starts at $20 million annuity. Powerball jackpot winners have the choice of taking the annuity or lump sum cash prize. The annuity is paid in 30 graduated installments over 29 years with each annuity payment increasing 5% annually, whereas the lump sum payment, with a cash value of about half of the advertised jackpot, is paid all at once.Powerball is known for producing some of the largest lottery jackpots in history including the record breaking $2.1 billion jackpot won by a ticket purchased in Altadena, California in 2022.
The Powerball jackpot has reached an estimated $1.23 billion, making it the eighth highest in US lottery history, with no big winner yet in 2024. The jackpot has been increasing for over three months, with 40 consecutive drawings without a jackpot winner. The odds of winning the top prize are 1 in 292.2 million. Several smaller prizes ranging from $2 to $2 million have been won. Past Powerball jackpots include one $2.04 billion in California (Nov 2022) and $1.73 billion in California (Oct 2023), among others.
Lottery players have a chance at a $935 million Powerball jackpot, the fifth-largest in history, with no winner for 37 consecutive drawings. The odds of winning are 1 in 292.2 million. The prize can be taken as an annuity over 30 years or a lump sum, subject to federal and state taxes. Powerball is played in 45 states, Washington D.C., Puerto Rico, and the U.S. Virgin Islands, with sales increasing as jackpots grow.
The Powerball jackpot has reached $935 million after 37 draws without a winner, making it the fifth-largest lottery prize in U.S. history. The cash value is estimated at $452.3 million for the next drawing on March 30. Despite the long odds of 1 in 292.2 million, the game continues to attract more players as the jackpot grows. Powerball is played in 45 states, Washington D.C., Puerto Rico, and the U.S. Virgin Islands.
The Powerball jackpot has surged to an estimated $1.3 billion after 40 consecutive drawings without a winner, making it the eighth largest in U.S. lottery history. Players have another chance to win in the upcoming draw, with odds of 1 in 292.2 million. The prize is for a sole winner paid through an annuity, but most opt for a cash payout. Powerball is played in 45 states, Washington D.C., Puerto Rico, and the U.S. Virgin Islands. The largest Powerball jackpot ever won was $2.04 billion in California in November 2022.
The Powerball jackpot reached $1.09 billion with the winning numbers being 11, 38, 41, 62, 65 and Powerball 15. The top 10 highest jackpots in Powerball history include $2.04 billion in 2022, $1.586 billion in 2016, and $768.4 million in 2019. Powerball drawings occur on Mondays, Wednesdays, and Saturdays with tickets sold at various locations and online in select states.
The Powerball jackpot reached $935 million after 37 consecutive drawings without a winner. The next drawing will offer a whopping prize for a single winner, with the option of an annuity or an estimated cash payout of $449.7 million. The odds of winning are 1 in 292.2 million, and the game is played in 45 states plus Washington, D.C., Puerto Rico, and the U.S. Virgin Islands. A recent Mega Millions winner in New Jersey claimed a $1.13 billion prize after 30 straight drawings without a winner.
Powerball is a multi-state lottery game in the United States. Powerball may also refer to:
This is a list of the largest jackpots, or prizes, awarded in various lotteries.
Powerball is a lottery operated by Tatts Group under the master brand, the Lott and its licensed subsidiaries including New South Wales Lotteries in New South Wales and the Australian Capital Territory, Tattersalls in Victoria and Tasmania, Golden Casket in Queensland, and South Australian Lotteries in South Australia. The Government owned Lotterywest operates the lottery in Western Australia.The highest Australian Powerball jackpot was A$200 million on 1 February 2024. Most jackpot wins are not shared by multiple tickets. A minimum of three numbers is needed, those being two regular numbers plus the Powerball. Winners always collect in lump sum parimutuel winnings.The game was first revamped on 1 March 2013; drawing six regular numbers from 40 balls plus a Powerball using 20 balls. This also allowed the introduction of an 8th prize Division (two main numbers plus the Powerball). Other changes include an increase of 10c per play, and the introduction of an option (QuickHit40) which will "wheel" the 40 Powerballs although not guaranteeing a prize.The current Powerball format was introduced on 19 April 2018, using two Smartplay Halogen II draw machines with the intention of offering bigger jackpots and creating more overall winners. In each draw, seven regular numbers are selected from a pool of 35, while the additional Powerball continues to be drawn from a separate pool of 20 balls. A new, 9th Prize Division was added. To enable the new format, the cost of Powerball entries was increased.
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