Powerball hits third-largest jackpot of the year

The Powerball jackpot reached a level ahead of Monday night’s drawing making it one of the biggest that the game has seen so far in 2023. 

Arkansas woman nearly gifts winning lottery ticket to ex-father-in-law

An Arkansas woman, Paula Penn of Texarkana, narrowly avoided giving away a winning lottery ticket to her ex-father-in-law, almost missing out on a $75,000 prize from the Arkansas Scholarship Lottery.

Here's how hard it is to win Tuesday's Mega Millions drawing

There may be a lot of excitement over the Mega Millions drawing for Aug. 8, but as far as winning the jackpot is concerned, experts say don't bank on that happening. Here's what you should know about your chances of winning it all.

$1.05 billion Mega Millions jackpot up for grabs in Tuesday night's drawing

No one has won the Mega Millions jackpot since April 18, and the $1.05 billion jackpot is tied for the seventh-largest in U.S. history. Tuesday night’s drawing will be the 30th since someone last won the jackpot.

Mega Millions jackpot surges to $910 million after months without big winner

Friday night's estimated $910 million prize has been building since someone last won the jackpot on April 18. There have been 28 straight drawings without a jackpot winner since then.

Mega Millions lottery jackpot nears $1B ahead of Friday drawing

The Mega Millions lottery jackpot is approaching $1 billion ahead of Friday’s drawing, driving first-time buyers and other hopefuls to stock up on tickets.

Mega Millions jackpot soars to $910 million after no one wins top prize

The new $910 million prize for Friday night's drawing is among the largest in U.S. lottery history. The largest jackpot was a $2.04 billion Powerball prize won in November 2022.