A mother of two from Massachusetts was the lucky winner. On December 25, 2002, the president of a building firm in Putnam County, West Virginia, won $314.9 million ($474 million nowadays), then a new record for a single ticket in an American lottery. The winner chose the money solution of $170 million, getting about $83 million just after West Virg… Read More

The estimated jackpot for Saturday night is now $800 million. In quite a few locations - such as New York City - the winnings are also topic to municipal taxes. The previous world-record jackpot was set in 2016, when $1.59bn was split in between three Powerball players. The earlier night, the extremely-anticipated draw was delayed by nearly 10 hour… Read More

“I’m sure they’re going by means of a range of emotions,” Illinois Lottery Director Harold Mays said of the winner about a week immediately after the draw. The numbers drawn Friday were 1, three, 6, 44, 51 and the Mega Ball was 7. This article, originally published in January 2016, has been updated to reflect the most up-to-date lottery ne… Read More

That indicates a possible money payout of $602.5 million for 1 fortunate winner. Want to play the lottery with the most significant prizes in the globe? The present record is a whopping $1.537 billion, which was awarded on October 23rd, 2018. It was claimed by one incredibly lucky player from South Carolina who decided to remain anonymous and who b… Read More

But even if you do not win the jackpot, there are several approaches to emerge victorious and a little richer. NYLottery.org is an independent service that offers unofficial results and details about games provided by the New York State Lottery. Can you imagine selecting the appropriate numbers, second-guessing oneself and switching them only to co… Read More