Her win ended a 39-draw winless streak for Powerball. It was also the first of back-to-back billion-dollar winners in California. Last week, a group represented by Theodorus Struyck came forward to claim the $1.765 billion prize they won in October 2023. Their winning ticket was purchased in the small Kern County mountain town of Frazier Park.
Saturday's Powerball jackpot is still shy of $1 billion, and has reached an estimated $935 million. Another draw Saturday without a win could put Monday's jackpot above the billion-dollar mark. U.S. lottery jackpots have soared in recent years, now regularly crossing the billion-dollar threshold. A winning Mega Millions ticket was sold in New Jersey Tuesday is worth an estimated $1.13 billion, the fifth-largest prize in Mega Millions history and the seventh-largest U.S. lottery jackpot.
The Powerball drawing takes place live at 10:59 p.m. Eastern every Monday, Wednesday and Saturday. Tickets, which cost $2 per play, are sold in 45 states, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands.$1.586 billion: Powerball – Jan. 13, 2016 – CA, FL, TN$1.35 billion: Mega Millions - Jan. 13, 2023 - ME $1.13 billion: Mega Millions - March 26, 2024 - NJWFAA would like to send you push notifications about the latest news and weather.
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