Data curated by FindTheData DES MOINES, Iowa — Dreams of riches inspired a flurry of ticket-buyers, sending this weekend’s Powerball jackpot surging to $800 million even faster than lottery officials expected. Lottery officials say sales have been robust since no one won Wednesday’s estimated $500 million jackpot, and the prize could grow even more. It […]
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Record Powerball jackpot heats up lottery sales
LEWISTON — Someone has to win the Powerball lottery at some point, and Nancy St. Pierre, owner of Victor News, would prefer it to be one of her customers. “I’d like to see one of my regulars win,” St. Pierre said, “someone who’s always coming in, supporting small business. I’d like to see someone from […]
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Now the Powerball jackpot is $700 million
The Powerball lottery has jumped to $700 million. By mid day Thursday, lottery officials said the new high came as sales of tickets continue. The jackpot was $675 million after no one won it in a Wednesday night drawing. The new jackpot translates into a $428.4 million cash value for a potential winner or winners. […]
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Wednesday night’s Powerball jackpot worth $500 million
DES MOINES, Iowa — The Powerball jackpot has climbed to an estimated $500 million as more people across the country buy a chance at the biggest prize in nearly a year. Officials with the Multi-State Lottery Association raised the jackpot estimate from $450 million due to strong sales before Wednesday night’s drawing. The jackpot ranks […]
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Wednesday’s Powerball jackpot jumps to $450 million
It’s not the biggest lottery jackpot on record. But estimates for Wednesday’s Powerball jackpot have reached $450 million, according to Maine State Lottery. After lottery officials announced a $400 million prize Monday, Powerball ticket sales surged. That gave lottery officials enough reason to boost jackpot estimates another $50 million. The jackpot is the sixth-largest ever in North […]
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Powerball jackpot reaches $300 million
The Maine State Lottery announced that Wednesday’s Powerball jackpot is an estimated annuitized $300 million. No one has won the jackpot since Nov. 4. The Maine State Lottery says overall odds of winning are approximately 1 in 24.9. If a jackpot winner wants to take the winnings in one lump sum instead of yearly, the […]
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It’s going to get harder to get rich playing Powerball
The odds of winning Wednesday’s $40 million Powerball jackpot are 1 in 175 million. Those odds are going to get worse — 1 in 292 million — in October. It’s part of a Powerball strategy to make it harder to win huge jackpots but easier to win smaller prizes, according to USAToday. Powerball players now pay […]
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$425 million Powerball winner sold in California
The winning numbers drawn Wednesday night were: 1, 17, 35, 49, 54 and a Powerball of 34. California lottery officials said the ticket was sold at Dixon Landing Chevron in Milpitas, a city about 10 miles north of San Jose. The business will receive $1 million for selling the winning ticket. Rajwinder Singh, an employee […]
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Powerball ticket worth $1 million sold in Bath
The Maine Lottery announced Thursday that someone bought a Powerball ticket in Bath worth $1 million. The winning numbers were 1-10-13-18-19, Powerball 27. The ticket was sold at the Clipper Mart on Leeman Highway for Wednesday night’s drawing. Ticket holders from several states who had five matching numbers won $1 million. Ticket holders in Nebraska and […]
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East Millinocket residents vote to accept Powerball winner’s $1.8 million gift to repair school roof
EAST MILLINOCKET — In a unanimous vote Tuesday night, more than 60 residents voted in favor of accepting a $1.8 million gift from a former resident who offered to repair Schenck High School’s leaky roof. The vote was made during a special town meeting in the high school auditorium that lasted all of five minutes, […]