$1.04 billion Powerball jackpot tempts players to brave long odds

The prize is the world’s ninth-largest lottery prize behind earlier drawings of Powerball and Mega Millions, the other nearly nationwide lottery game.

Powerball jackpot now up to $925 million after no grand-prize winners

The search continues for Powerball's jackpot winner. Powerball's jackpot will be just short of $1 billion after no one got all six winning numbers for Wednesday's drawing.

Powerball jackpot jumps to $850 million after no winners

The search for the lucky jackpot winner continues, the Powerball drawing has increased to an estimated $850 million after no ticket matched all winning numbers drawn on Monday. 

Retired Metro employee wins $100,000 scratch-off prize

A retired Metro worker hit it big after winning $100,000 on a Maryland Lottery scratch-off ticket.

Pennsylvania medical workers strike gold with $1M Mega Millions win

A group of 15 medical workers from UPMC, known as the "Million Dollar Medicals," struck it rich by winning $1 million in the August Mega Millions drawing.

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.

$2 billion Powerball winner buys large Bel Air mansion; take a look inside

People often ponder what they would do if they won the lottery. Having won the largest-ever Powerball jackpot of $2 billion in November, a California man had more reason to dwell it.

DC grandmother wins $50K on lottery scratch-off ticket

A D.C. grandmother won $50,000 on a scratch-off ticket and now she plans to share her winnings with her family.

Alexandria man wins over $1M in Virginia lottery jackpot

An Alexandria man said he let out a "quiet scream" after he realized he was the winner of a Virginia lottery prize worth over $1 million.

Maryland grandmother wins $100K scratch-off prize

A grandmother of 12 is celebrating after winning $100,000 in a Maryland Lottery scratch-off game.