Lottery jackpot records
One winning ticket in huge $1.5 bn US lotto jackpot
A single winning ticket has been identified in a massive $1.5 billion Mega Millions US lottery jackpot, the second largest on record, organizers said Wednesday.
One Winning Ticket in Record $1.6 Billion US Lotto Jackpot
A single winning ticket has been identified in the record-setting $1.6 billion Mega Millions lottery jackpot, organizers said Wednesday.
A single ticket holder in South Carolina will claim that bounty, Mega Millions said on its website.
The winner has not been identified.
Mega Millions said the jackpot is not only a US record but a worldwide lottery record.
Winning ticket sold as U.S. Powerball jackpot climbs to $455 mln
One lucky winning ticket was sold in Pennsylvania for an estimated $455 million Powerball jackpot drawn late on March 17, officials said.
No winner of record Powerball jackpot, next draw put at $1.3 billion
No one won Jan. 9's record jackpot of nearly $950 million in the multi-state Powerball lottery, driving the haul for a winning ticket in the next draw to $1.3 billion, lottery officials said.
Millions of Americans anxiously checked their tickets for the winning combination of six numbers - 32, 16, 19, 57, 34 with a Powerball number of 13.