Mega Millions, Powerball
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What’re the odds? Luck? Coincidence? Florida, California, Mega Millions lottery drawings had 5, 6, 7, 8, 9 and 16, 17, 18, 19, 20 consecutive numbers.
More than 260,000 other tickets sold in the United States also won prizes ranging from $10 to $50,000 in the drawing, the lottery said.
Edwin Castro of Altadena, California, holds the record for largest lottery winner ever with $2.04 billion Powerball win from November 2022. From July 2022 to August 2023, there were 5 lottery jackpots that reached $1 billion and one that surpassed $2 billion.
A Mega Millions ticket sold in California fell just one number short of winning the $50 million jackpot, lottery officials said. Instead, the lucky ticket won $5,104,960. The ticket matched five winning numbers but not the Mega Ball in the drawing Friday ...
More than 335,000 other tickets sold in the United States also won prizes ranging from $10 to $40,000 in the drawing, the lottery said.
It is the 26th time the Mega Millions has been won in New Jersey, the third most of any state behind New York and California. A New Jersey lottery player won the Mega Millions jackpot. Only one ticket matched all six numbers to win the estimated $90 ...