Here are the biggest lottery jackpots in history
Throughout the years, changes to the Powerball and Mega Millions games have raised the lottery prizes and stakes for players trying to win these massive jackpots.
Utah man wins $3M lottery prize on his birthday - but doesn’t realize until weeks later
His numbers matched on July 4, which happens to also be his birthday, but didn’t realize he won until several weeks later.
Powerball jackpot soars to $875 million for Saturday after no winner in latest drawing
The estimated jackpot for Saturday’s drawing would be the third highest in the history of the game. The largest Powerball jackpot was $2.04 billion last November.
New Jersey grandma of 10 plans to take grandkids to Disney with winnings from $1M Powerball
The millionaire grandma winner, who purchased the ticket on her phone, said she plans to spend most of her winnings on her grandchildren.
NC man wins $2 million lottery nearly 2 years after $1 million win
Pharris Frank, 41, recently won $2 million on a $20 scratch-off following a previous big win. “I called my wife and told her, ‘I did it again.’"
South Carolina man wins $150K Powerball prize, donates it all to charity
“I hit enough to make someone happy,” the man told lottery officials.
Powerball winner: Single ticket in Washington wins $747 million jackpot
Monday night’s Powerball jackpot win stood as the ninth-largest lottery prize in U.S. history.
Here are the winning Powerball numbers for Monday's jackpot
If no one wins Monday’s drawing, another will be held on Wednesday.
Cafeteria worker ‘fell to my knees’ after winning $2M scratch-off prize
A North Carolina woman hopes to live comfortably with a new car and business after becoming a millionaire.
Australian lottery winner ignores calls about $40M jackpot win: 'Thought it was a scam'
The woman returned the calls from the Australian Lottery after realizing she was the lucky multimillionaire.
Powerball jackpot soars to estimated $700 million ahead of Saturday drawing
Feeling lucky? The Powerball jackpot also comes with an estimated $375.7 million cash option.
Powerball soars to $613 million in Monday drawing
Monday's Powerball, at $613 million, has a cash value of $329 million.
She closed her eyes and blindly picked lottery numbers. It worked.
“I had to go with my gut and my gut said to just close my eyes and pick,” the North Carolina woman said.
School bus driver wins $150,000 on $5 scratch-off and plans to pay off mortgage
Paula Harris, a 59-year-old school bus driver in North Carolina, said she also hopes to use the winnings to help out her kids.
Texas woman steals $1M lottery prize from NY cousin
A Texas woman stole a $1 million winning scratch-off lottery ticket from her cousin in New York and claimed more than $500,000 in a lump-sum payment.
Ticket from Maine claims $1.35B Mega Millions grand prize
Someone from Maine beat the ill fortune of Friday the 13th and matched the winning numbers for the estimated $1.35 billion grand prize.
The 10 largest US lottery jackpots ever won
Friday night's $1.35 billion jackpot was the second largest in Mega Millions history and the fourth time the game has had a billion-dollar win. Here is a look at the largest winners ever.
Mega Millions drawing: Here are the winning numbers for the $1.35 billion jackpot
After 25 drawings without a winner, the Mega Millions jackpot has reached the second-largest prize in game history.
Kentucky woman wins $175K jackpot during white elephant gift exchange at company holiday party
“Everyone was going insane,” Lori Janes shared. “People were getting their calculators out and double-checking. A couple of people even scanned the ticket on the lottery’s app, just to make sure.”
North Carolina woman wins lottery and gives birth on same day: 'I'm so thankful'
Brenda Gomez Hernandez of Concord, N.C., won the $100K Powerball on Nov. 9, the same day she delivered her daughter.