Nobody won Monday’s Powerball drawing, meaning the jackpot is now worth $750 million. But if you win, how much of that will you actually get to take home? The short answer: just a fraction of it. First of all, if you took the lump sum instead of annual payments – which nearly every winner […]

The jackpot for Monday night’s Powerball drawing has grown to $747 million — making it the fifth-largest jackpot in the game’s history, officials say. The new figure comes after no one matched all six numbers Saturday, marking the 33rd consecutive drawing without a big winner. The last time someone won the jackpot was November 19th, when a Kansas […]

Powerball Jackpot surges to $620 million after no winner Wednesday night. It could still be your lucky day. The Powerball jackpot is now up to $620 million after no one matched all of Wednesday night’s numbers. Powerball is played in 44 states; the next drawing will be on Saturday. The biggest all-time lottery jackpot was […]