Wednesday's Christmas Eve drawing ended the lottery game's three-month stretch without a top-prize winner. Final ticket sales pushed the jackpot higher, making it the second-largest in U.S. history.

The headline number on a record lottery drawing is designed to dazzle, but it does not reflect what a winner can actually spend. A $1.6 billion Powerball jackpot sounds like instant billionaire status ...

The Powerball jackpot climbed to $1.7 billion, the fourth-largest in the game’s history, after no ticket matched all six winning numbers on Dec. 22.

The Powerball jackpot climbed to $1.6 billion, the fourth-largest in the game’s history, after no ticket matched all six winning numbers on Dec. 20.

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A New Hampshire convenience store sold a $1 million Powerball ticket for Saturday's drawing, state lottery officials said.

The Powerball jackpot climbed to an estimated $1.5 billion, the fifth-largest in the game’s history, after no ticket matched ...

The Powerball jackpot climbed to an estimated $1.5 billion, the fifth-largest in the game’s history, after no ticket matched ...

No one won the $60 million Mega Millions jackpot in the Tuesday, Dec. 9, 2025, drawing. The winning numbers for the drawing were 19, 32, 41, 49, 66, and the Mega Ball was 6. The jackpot for the next ...

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