Big lottery wins around the U.S. include a lucky lottery ticketholder in California who won a $1.27 billion Mega Millions jackpot in December 2024. See more big winners here. And if you do end up cashing a jackpot, here’s what experts say to do first.

The lottery Powerball jackpot continued its dramatic rise on Monday night after no ticket matched all six numbers, keeping millions of hopeful buyers across the United States in suspense. As queries such as “did anyone win the Powerball last night?”

The Mega Millions jackpot now stands at $100 million ahead of the drawing on Tuesday, Dec. 23, just two days before Christmas. Tuesday's lottery follows a drawing on Friday, Dec. 19, in which no one matched all six winning numbers. If one lucky person hits ...

The Powerball jackpot rose to $1.27 billion for the Wednesday, Dec. 17, drawing after no one on Monday, Dec. 15, took home the top prize. If a ticket matches all five numbers plus the Powerball in the 11 p.m. ET drawing, the winner can choose a one-time ...

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.

BOISE, Idaho – Two lucky Idaho Lottery players who participated in the 2025 Idaho $1,000,000 Raffle will begin the New Year as Idaho’s newest millionaires! All 500,000 tickets in the Idaho Lottery’s traditional holiday game, the Idaho $1,000,000 ...