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California Powerball Player Hits Second-Largest U.S. Jackpot

In an extraordinary turn of fortune, a California Powerball player has become an overnight billionaire, winning the second-largest jackpot in U.S. lottery history. The massive $1.76 billion windfall came from a single winning ticket sold at the Midway Market & Liquors store in Frazier Park, California, during a Wednesday evening drawing held at the Florida Lottery studio in Tallahassee. Duke, an employee at Midway Market, is confident the lucky winner hails from their community, given the dedicated patrons who routinely purchase their tickets there. Some regular customers even jokingly...

Powerball Lottery: The 4th Largest Jackpot Soars to $1.04 Billion

The Powerball Lottery jackpot has surged to an astonishing estimated $1.04 billion following the latest drawing, which concluded without a winner matching all six Lottery Winning Numbers. This marks only the fourth instance in the American Lottery’s history where the prize has exceeded $1 billion. The last winner claimed the Powerball grand prize on July 19, 2023, with 32 rounds since playing out without a winner.   Powerball jackpots have previously crossed the $1 billion mark twice: in January 2016, and again in November 2022. While no ticket matched all six numbers in the recent...