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An estimated $925 million jackpot is up for grabs in the next Powerball drawing on Saturday night. An estimated $925 million jackpot is up for grabs in the next Powerball drawing on Saturday night. It's the fourth-largest purse in the American lottery game's history and the second-largest this year, according to a press release from Powerball. The grand prize, which has an estimated cash value of $432.4 million , ballooned passed the $900 million mark after no ticket matched all six numbers drawn on Wednesday night. However, four tickets -- purchased in California, Kansas, Maryland and New York -- matched all five white balls to win $1 million prizes, Powerball said. MORE: Powerball jackpot swells to $835 million ahead of next drawing The jackpot was previously won on July 19, when a ticket purchased in California matched all five white balls and the red Powerball to claim $1.08 billion. Since then, there have been 30 consecutive drawings without a jackpot winner. Jackpot wi...

An estimated $1.04 billion jackpot is up for grabs in the next Powerball drawing on Monday night. An estimated $1.04 billion jackpot is up for grabs in the next Powerball drawing on Monday night. It's the fourth-largest purse in the American lottery Game 's History and the second-largest this year, according to a press release from Powerball. The grand prize, which has an estimated cash value of $478.2 million, ballooned above the $1 billion mark after no ticket matched all six numbers drawn on Saturday night. However, five tickets -- purchased in Maryland, Michigan, Pennsylvania and Florida, where there were two -- matched matched all five white balls to win $1 million prizes. Two other tickets -- sold in Indiana and North Carolina -- matched all five white balls and won $2 million prizes by including Power Play, a feature that allows a winner to multiply the original amount of non- jackpot prizes for an additional $1 per play, Powerball said. MORE: Powerball tops $1 billio...

An estimated $1.2 billion jackpot is up for grabs in the next Powerball drawing on Wednesday night. An estimated $1.2 billion jackpot is up for grabs in the next Powerball drawing on Wednesday night. It's now the third-largest purse in the American lottery Game 's History and the biggest so far this year. It's also the seventh-largest U.S. lottery jackpot ever, according to a press release from Powerball. The grand prize, which has an estimated cash value of $551.7 million, continued its ascent through billion dollar territory after no ticket matched all six numbers drawn on Monday night, Powerball said. MORE: Powerball jackpot tops $1 billion ahead of Monday's drawing However, two tickets -- purchased in Delaware and Michigan -- matched matched all five white balls to win $1 million prizes. Two other tickets -- sold in New York and South Carolina -- matched all five white balls and won $2 million prizes by including Power Play, a feature that allows a winner to mu...

The Mega Millions jackpot has soared to an estimated $685 million ahead of Friday night's drawing. The Mega Millions jackpot has soared to an estimated $685 million ahead of Friday night's drawing. The prize is the largest Mega Millions prize ever offered in the final week of any year, according to the lottery. The cash prize option is estimated to be $347.8 million. Mega Millions lottery entry tickets are seen in New York, Oct. 23, 2018. Brendan McDermid/Reuters The jackpot has grown over the 21 drawings since the lottery's jackpot was last won on Oct. 14, when two ticket winners split a $502 million prize. It's continued to climb since the most recent drawing ; after no tickets matched all six winning numbers in Tuesday's drawing , the jackpot was estimated to reach $640 million . Only six Mega Millions jackpots have been won this year. Winning tickets were in California, Florida, New York, Minnesota, Illinois and Tennessee. The Mega Millions jackpot has soar...

The drawing for Tuesday's $1.1 billion Mega Millions jackpot takes place at 11 p.m. Mega Millions ticket holders will be watching Tuesday's 11 p.m. drawing closely as the numbers for the third-largest prize in the Game 's History are revealed. The jackpot has climbed to $1.1 billion with no winner since Oct. 14. The cash option is $568.7 million. MORE: What comes next for the lucky Mega Millions winners who become wealthy overnight? While it's the third-largest prize in Mega Millions History , it is the fifth-largest in U.S. lottery History . The largest prize in lottery History came in November 2022, when a single Powerball winner took home $2.04 billion . The odds of winning the Mega Millions jackpot are 1 in 302.5 million. Mega Millions lottery tickets and a wager slip are displayed, Jan. 6, 2023, in Derry, N.H. Charles Krupa/AP, FILE The lucky winner can opt for either an annuity or the cash option. The Mega Millions annuity is paid out as one immediate paymen...