Powerball Lottery

Winning Powerball ticket sold in Florida supermarket

2013-05-19 08:42:00

It was California's first time in a huge Powerball jackpot. But the winner ended up being in Florida. Someone in the Sunshine State managed to nail all six numbers in Saturday night's $600-million Powerball jackpot. That golden ticket was sold at a...

Powerball jackpot resets to $40 million after record draw

2013-05-20 08:51:00

And now the Powerball jackpot is back to a paltry $40 million. Thousands of California players woke up Sunday morning disappointed to discover that, in fact, they did not live in the small town of Zephyrhills, Fla., and did not win $600 million. By...

Powerball lottery jackpot surges toward record

2013-05-18 08:13:00

The Powerball lottery game's jackpot has swelled to $600 million ahead of Saturday night's draw. That number is expected to grow as more people play throughout the day. It's the biggest jackpot since California entered the multistate game last month....

Powerball jackpot could reach $1 billion if no winner Saturday

2013-05-17 13:52:00

Players across the country are loading up on Powerball tickets, hoping to hit it big Saturday night and win a jackpot of more than $600 million. But if no one wins, lotto fever could escalate to another level. Officials with the California Lottery are...

Powerball jackpot: Millions of number combos still unclaimed

2013-05-17 13:56:00

In the run-up to what could be a record-setting Powerball jackpot, officials say that slightly more than half of the possible number combinations have been sold. Though ticket sales are expected to continue steadily through Saturday, the figures as of...

Powerball: California's entry helps fuel big jackpot

2013-05-17 18:19:00

California's entrance last month into the Powerball lottery game is helping swell the jackpot, which now stands at� more than $600 million. “California joined and all of a sudden everyone’s luck ran out,” California Lottery spokesman...

Powerball: Long lines as $600-million jackpot grows

2013-05-18 17:35:00

Powerball fever continued Saturday as people purchased $2 tickets ahead of this evening's� Powerball draw that is expected to exceed $600 million. WINNING NUMBERS: Powerball drawing Lines were forming for much of the day at places with a history of...

At $550 million, Powerball pot could break record by Saturday draw

2013-05-17 07:09:00

Powerball fever is taking California by storm as officials expect the jackpot to keep growing before Saturday's drawing that could break its November 2012 record of $587.5 million. Right now, the jackpot is estimated at $550 million, not only the...

Winning numbers of $600-million Powerball drawing announced

2013-05-18 21:06:00

The winning numbers of Saturday’s Powerball drawing – with a jackpot estimated at $600 million – are 10, 13, 14, 22, 52 and Powerball 11. Lottery officials have not announced whether there were any winners, but they said about 80% of...

Powerball winning numbers drawn after long lines, anxious wait

2013-05-18 20:38:00

[Update: The winning numbers in Saturday's $600-million Powerball drawing are: 10, 13, 14, 22, 52 with a Powerball of 11. As of 8:30 p.m., the Powerball website, which briefly went down about the time of the 8 p.m. drawing, reported that drawing results...

Powerball jackpot hits record $600 million and climbing

2013-05-17 11:15:00

A record Powerball jackpot climbed Friday morning to a mind-numbing $600 million, and lottery officials speculated the jackpot would continue to soar in the run-up to Saturday’s drawing. � The new tally sets a record for the largest Powerball...

Powerball jackpot hits $550 million, may rise with lottery fever

2013-05-16 14:57:00

As a near-record Powerball jackpot continued to rise Thursday, another wave of lottery fever began to sweep the U.S. But this time, Californians can try their luck. The estimated $550-million jackpot is not only the third-biggest for a lottery draw...

Less than 10 months after three tickets split a world-record lottery prize, the jackpot for Saturday's Powerball drawing was nearing historic territory once again.

2013-05-18 04:48:00

A woman prepares to choose her numbers on a lottery ticket Saturday in the Chinatown district in Oakland, Calif. Someone walked into a Publix supermarket in suburban Florida over the past few days and bought a ticket now worth an estimated $590.5 million - the highest Powerball jackpot in history.

2013-05-18 00:00:00

A monitor at a Bethesda, Md., gas station shows the expected jackpot for Saturday's Powerball drawing.

2013-05-18 00:00:00