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That's a winner: A flight attendant won $50,000 with this Powerball ticket on Jan. 1. (Kentucky Lottery )HEBRON, Ky. — This flight attendant is never going to complain about delays again. A travel delay led to a big win for the flight attendant. https://t.co/5avyyiIpmv — Lexington Herald-Leader (@heraldleader) January 13, 2022Utah does not have a state lottery, but the attendant buys tickets when he travels. “This is crazy,” the attendant told lottery officials.

One was purchased in Sacramento, California and the other in Wisconsin. It wasn't clear whether each was bought by one person or more than one.

The two winners will split the seventh-largest pot in Powerball history, but they won't receive the same amount due to differences in state taxes.

Powerball-Winners FILE - In this Jan. 12, 2021 file photo, blank forms for the Powerball lottery sit in a bin at a local grocery store, in Des Moines, Iowa. Powerball tickets sold in Wisconsin and California were winners of the latest jackpot and will split $632 million. (AP Photo/Charlie Neibergall, File) (Charlie Neibergall)MADISON, Wis. — (AP) — Powerball tickets sold in Wisconsin and California were winners of the latest jackpot and will split $632 million, officials said. The Wisconsin Lottery didn't immediately announce where the winning ticket in its state was sold. The winning ticket in California was sold at a 7-Eleven convenience store in Sacramento, the California Lottery said.

Powerball tickets sold in Wisconsin and California were winners of the latest jackpot and will split $632 million.

Powerball tickets sold in Wisconsin and California were winners of the latest jackpot and will split $632 million.

One was purchased in Sacramento, California and the other in Wisconsin. It wasn't clear whether each was bought by one person or more than one.

One was purchased in Sacramento, California and the other in Wisconsin. It wasn't clear whether each was bought by one person or more than one.

The next Powerball jackpot will be among the top five in the promotion’s history. Powerball’s $630 million jackpot for Wednesday night’s drawing made it the seventh-largest jackpot in the game’s history. However, on Wednesday afternoon officials said the jackpot had gone up to $630 million because of “fast-growing sales across the country.”>> Powerball jackpot hits $630 million for Wednesday’s drawingNo one has won a Powerball jackpot since Oct. 4, when one player won $699.8 million. A $731 million jackpot was won in Maryland on Jan. 20, 2021, and a $758.7 million winner was drawn on Aug. 23, 2017, in Massachusetts. Meanwhile, the largest Powerball jackpot to date was the $1.586 billion payout split by three winners in 2016, CNN reported.

In addition to the jackpot winners, 14 other tickets won million-dollar prizes, including one in New Jersey.

You're more likely to be killed by an asteroid impact than win the Powerball jackpot.

There was no grand prize winner in Monday’s Powerball lottery jackpot, setting up a $575 million prize for the game’s next drawing. >> Read more trending newsThe jackpot’s cash value, which has rolled over each drawing since the first week of October, will be worth $409.3 million. Monday’s winning numbers were: 02-13-32-33-48 and the Powerball was 22. The next drawing for Powerball is Wednesday night. The odds of a single ticket winning in Powerball is 1 in 292 million.

If you're looking to start 2022 off right, you may want to grab tickets for the next Powerball drawing.

If you're looking to start 2022 off right, you may want to grab tickets for the next Powerball drawing.

If you're looking to start 2022 off right, you may want to grab tickets for the next Powerball drawing.

The lump-sum cash payment for a single jackpot winner is estimated at around $384.3 million, according to Powerball.

Between Powerball and Mega Millions, the top 10 largest jackpots ever won range from $648 million to nearly $1.6 billion.

How does starting the new year with more than half a billion dollars sound?

>> Read more trending newsNo one matched the five numbers and Powerball on Saturday night, meaning that Monday’s jackpot will be worth at least $522 million, lottery officials said. According to Powerball officials, jackpot-winning numbers have not been selected in the past 38 drawings. No one has won a Powerball jackpot since Oct. 4, when one player claimed $699.8 million. Meanwhile, the largest Powerball jackpot to date is the $1.586 billion payout split by three winners in 2016, CNN reported. The odds of winning the Powerball jackpot are 1 in 292 million.

A single winner would take home close to $355.9 million in cash value.

Powerball's last drawing of 2021 was Wednesday night, capping a year that had six winning jackpots worth an aggregate $2 billion.

>> Read more trending newsNo one matched the five numbers and Powerball on Monday night, meaning that Wednesday’s jackpot will be worth $441 million, lottery officials said. According to Powerball officials, jackpot-winning numbers have not been selected in the past 37 drawings. No one has won a Powerball jackpot since Oct. 4, when one player won $699.8 million. Meanwhile, the largest Powerball jackpot to date was the $1.586 billion payout split by three winners in 2016, CNN reported. The odds of winning the Powerball jackpot is 1 in 292 million.

No winner: No one matched all of the numbers for the Powerball jackpot, which will now rise to $441 million for Wednesday's drawing. >> Read more trending newsNo one matched five numbers and the Powerball on Monday night, meaning that Wednesday’s jackpot will be worth $441 million, lottery officials said. >> No winner: Powerball jackpot jumps to $416 millionNo one has won a Powerball jackpot since Oct. 4, when one player won $699.8 million. Meanwhile, the largest Powerball jackpot to date was the $1.586 billion payout split by three winners in 2016, CNN reported. The odds of winning the Powerball jackpot is 1 in 292 million.

Winning Powerball numbers hadn't led to a jackpot victory in the 35 draws before Monday's.

No winner: No one matched all of the numbers for the Powerball jackpot, which will now rise to $416 million for Monday's drawing. No one matched five numbers and Powerball on Saturday, meaning that Monday’s jackpot will be worth $416 million. >> Powerball jackpot hits $400M for Christmas Day drawingNo one has won a Powerball jackpot since Oct. 4, when one player won $699.8 million. Meanwhile, the largest Powerball jackpot to date was the $1.586 billion payout split by three winners in 2016, CNN reported. The odds of winning the Powerball jackpot is 1 in 292 million.

It's the third time this year that the prize has reached the $400 million mark.

‘This money is not about me. It’s about all of the good that can come from it,’ said the winner, who purchased the ticket at a grocery story in Morro Bay.

MIAMI, Fla. — While the lucky $700 million winning Powerball ticket was sold on the opposite side of the country, one lucky ticket buyer in Florida did score a $1 million jackpot. According to the lottery’s website, one ticket sold in Morro Bay, California, matched all six numbers — 12, 22, 54, 66, 69 and Powerball 15 — in Monday night’s drawing to win the massive $699.8 million top prize. One ticket sold in Tennessee matched five numbers and included the optional Power Play to win the second prize of $2 million, the lottery said. Five other tickets — including two sold in Massachusetts and one each in Arizona, Florida and Virginia — also matched five numbers to win $1 million prizes. READ: Powerball drawing: Winning ticket for $699.8M jackpot sold in CaliforniaFlorida lotto officials said the winning Powerball Quick Pick ticket for Monday’s drawing was sold at Fresco Y Mas Liquor, located at 12095 SW 152nd Street in Miami.

After 40 drawings without a winner, a single ticket sold at a California grocery store matched all six numbers. The winning jackpot was the seventh-largest in U.S. lottery history.

It was bought in Morro Bay, California. The winning numbers were white balls of 12, 22, 54, 66, and 69 and a Powerball number of 15.

ORLANDO, Fla. — Tuesday will start off partly cloudy but there is a chance for a shower or thunderstorm this afternoon. If you live along the coast, there is a chance for a brief shower throughout the morning hours. READ: Powerball drawing: Winning ticket for $699.8M jackpot sold in CaliforniaAreas inland will stay dry until the afternoon. There is a 30% chance of a stray shower or thunderstorm. READ: Alligator attacks woman who fell into South Florida canalTemperatures will heat near 90.

Lottery Jackpot FILE - In this Jan. 12, 2021 file photo, blank forms for the Powerball lottery sit in a bin at a local grocery store, in Des Moines, Iowa. After nearly four months without a big winner, the Powerball jackpot has climbed to an estimated $620 million. (AP Photo/Charlie Neibergall) (Charlie Neibergall)DES MOINES, Iowa — (AP) — After 40 drawings without a big Powerball winner, a single ticket sold in California matched all six numbers drawn Monday and was the lucky winner of the nearly $700 million jackpot prize, officials said. The was the first jackpot won on a Monday night since Aug. 23, when the game launched a third weekly drawing, officials said. The longer the game goes without a grand prize winner, the larger the payout will grow.

Powerball drawing: Winning ticket for $699.8M jackpot sold in California In this 2016 file photo, a customer buys Powerball tickets in California. >> Read more trending newsAccording to the lottery’s website, one ticket sold in Morro Bay, California, matched all six numbers – 12, 22, 54, 66, 69 and Powerball 15 – in Monday night’s drawing to win the massive $699.8 million top prize. 🎉Congratulations to our lucky player from Morro Bay who matched 6/6 numbers and won the $699.8 Million #Powerball jackpot in the Monday, October 4 draw. #CALottery pic.twitter.com/U8MMEH1fht — California Lottery (@calottery) October 5, 2021One ticket sold in Tennessee matched five numbers and included the optional Power Play to win the second prize of $2 million, the lottery said. The jackpot for Wednesday night’s drawing will be $20 million, the lottery said.

It was bought in California. The winning numbers were white balls of 12, 22, 54, 66, and 69 and a Powerball number of 15.

Every new drawing now sets a record, topping the previous mark of 36 drawings that ended in January 2021. The longer the game goes without a grand prize winner, the larger the payout will grow.

After 40 drawings without a big Powerball winner, a single ticket sold in California matched all six numbers and was the lucky winner of the nearly $700 million jackpot prize.

After 40 drawings without a big Powerball winner, maybe Monday night's 41st attempt will be different. Thanks to nearly four months of futility, the Powerball jackpot has climbed to an estimated $685 million, making it the eighth largest in U.S. lottery history. No one has won the game's grand prize since June 5.

Lottery Jackpot FILE - In this Jan. 12, 2021 file photo, blank forms for the Powerball lottery sit in a bin at a local grocery store, in Des Moines, Iowa. After nearly four months without a big winner, the Powerball jackpot has climbed to an estimated $620 million. (AP Photo/Charlie Neibergall) (Charlie Neibergall)DES MOINES, Iowa — (AP) — The biggest lottery prize in months grew larger after no ticket matched all five numbers and the Powerball drawn on Saturday night. There hasn't been a bigger Powerball jackpot since a $731.1 million prize was won on Jan. 20. Since Aug. 23, Powerball drawings have been held three times a week to increase interest and grow prizes more quickly.

No winner: No one matched all of the numbers in Saturday night's Powerball jackpot, making Monday's top prize worth an estimated at $670 million. >> Read more trending newsNo one matched all of the balls in Saturday night’s Powerball drawing, sending the grand prize to an estimated $670 million, according to lottery officials. The Powerball jackpot rolled over for the 40th time since the June 9, 2021 drawing. The largest Powerball jackpot before the current one was $731.1 million, which was won on Jan. 20, according to the AP. The $670 million total is for winners who prefer to be paid through an annuity that spans 29 years.

Lottery Jackpot FILE - In this Jan. 12, 2021 file photo, blank forms for the Powerball lottery sit in a bin at a local grocery store, in Des Moines, Iowa. After nearly four months without a big winner, the Powerball jackpot has climbed to an estimated $620 million. That makes it the 10th largest U.S. lottery prize ahead of Saturday, Oct. 2, 2021, night's drawing. (AP Photo/Charlie Neibergall) (Charlie Neibergall)DES MOINES, Iowa — (AP) — The biggest lottery prize in more than eight months will be up for grabs in Saturday night's Powerball drawing. There hasn't been a bigger Powerball jackpot since a $731.1 million prize was won on Jan. 20.

The Powerball jackpot has slowly climbed to an estimated $635 million thanks to 39 consecutive drawings without a grand prize winner.

Lottery Jackpot FILE - In this Jan. 12, 2021 file photo, blank forms for the Powerball lottery sit in a bin at a local grocery store, in Des Moines, Iowa. After nearly four months without a big winner, the Powerball jackpot has climbed to an estimated $620 million. That makes it the 10th largest U.S. lottery prize ahead of Saturday, Oct. 2, 2021, night's drawing. (AP Photo/Charlie Neibergall) (Charlie Neibergall)DES MOINES, Iowa — (AP) — The biggest lottery prize in more than eight months will be up for grabs in Saturday night's Powerball drawing. There hasn't been a bigger Powerball jackpot since a $731.1 million prize was won on Jan. 20.

The biggest lottery prize in more than eight months is growing larger after no ticket matched all five numbers and the Powerball in Saturday night’s drawing.

The biggest lottery prize in months grew larger after no ticket matched all five numbers and the Powerball drawn on Saturday night. The estimated jackpot for the next drawing on Monday is $670 million. Saturday night's numbers were 28, 38, 42, 47 and 52.

The more people who buy tickets, the larger the prize grows.

Lottery Jackpot FILE - In this Jan. 12, 2021 file photo, blank forms for the Powerball lottery sit in a bin at a local grocery store, in Des Moines, Iowa. After nearly four months without a big winner, the Powerball jackpot has climbed to an estimated $620 million. That makes it the 10th largest U.S. lottery prize ahead of Saturday, Oct. 2, 2021, night's drawing. (AP Photo/Charlie Neibergall) (Charlie Neibergall)DES MOINES, Iowa — (AP) — The giant Powerball jackpot got even bigger Friday as officials raised the estimated payout to $635 million ahead of Saturday night's drawing. The jackpot amount refers to the payout for winners who choose the annuity option, which provides 30 payments over 29 years.

The giant Powerball jackpot has grown even bigger, with officials raising the estimated payout to $635 million ahead of Saturday night’s drawing.

Since the jackpot was last won in early June, there have been 38 drawings with no grand prize winner.

After nearly four months without a big winner, the Powerball jackpot has climbed to an estimated $620 million. That makes it the 10th largest U.S. lottery prize ahead of Saturday, Oct. 2, 2021, night's drawing. (AP Photo/Charlie Neibergall) (Charlie Neibergall)DES MOINES, Iowa — (AP) — After nearly four months without a big winner, the Powerball jackpot has climbed to an estimated $620 million, making it the 10th largest U.S. lottery prize ahead of Saturday night's drawing. Although the jackpot is billed as $620 million, that is the estimate for the annuity option paid over 30 years. That was a $1.586 billion Powerball jackpot won in 2016 by ticket holders from California, Florida and Tennessee.

The Powerball jackpot has climbed to an estimated $620 million after nearly four months without a big winner.

$620 million: No one matched all of the numbers in Wednesday's Powerball drawing, sending the jackpot to $620 million. (Joe Raedle/Getty Images)There was no grand prize winner in Wednesday’s Powerball lottery jackpot, setting up a $620 million prize for the game’s next drawing. >> Read more trending newsWednesday’s winning numbers were: 2-7-11-17-32 and the Powerball was 11, lottery officials said. There has not been a Powerball jackpot winner since June 5, when Clay Tousey, 69, of Ponte Vedra Beach, Florida, a trustee of The Love You More Trust, claimed the $286 million winnings from the Powerball drawing. Since then, there have been 39 consecutive drawings without a grand prize winner, lottery officials said.

Powerball Jackpot grows SAN LORENZO, CA - JANUARY 13, 2016: A Powerball ticket sits on the counter at a store in San Lorenzo, California. ( Photo by Justin Sullivan/Getty Images/Getty Images)There was no grand prize winner in Monday’s Powerball lottery jackpot, setting up a $570 million prize for the game’s next drawing. The drawing’s Power Play multiplier was 2. One person matched all five white balls under the Power Play and won $2 million. The odds of a single ticket winning in Powerball is 1 in 292 million.

If there ever was a time to buy a Powerball ticket, tonight would be a good time to try.

With no winner Saturday night, the Powerball jackpot now stands at $545 million, lottery officials said. >> Read more trending newsThe winning numbers from Saturday’s drawing were 22, 23, 37, 62 and 63, and 19 was the Powerball number. There has not been a Powerball jackpot winner since June 5, when Clay Tousey, 69, of Ponte Vedra Beach, Florida, a trustee of The Love You More Trust, claimed the $286 million winnings from the Powerball drawing. That winning ticket was bought at a Circle-K convenience store in Jacksonville, lottery officials said. The odds of a single ticket winning in Powerball is 1 in 292 million.

>> Read more trending newsThe jackpot grew from $457 million to $472 million, lottery officials said. If you win big, here are 3 key things to consider https://t.co/8O7MOZCJvz — CNBC International (@CNBCi) September 15, 2021The next Powerball drawing is Monday night. Meanwhile, there were no top prize winners in Friday’s Mega Millions drawing. Tuesday’s Mega Millions jackpot will be worth approximately $432 million, according to lottery officials. The odds of a single ticket winning in Powerball is 1 in 292 million and 1 in 302 million for Mega Millions.

Winners of big jackpots face a few important decisions that should be handled before heading to lottery headquarters to claim their windfall.

The family bought the winning ticket during a bathroom break at a 7-Eleven in Maryland while on their way home from vacation.

Powerball expands Lottery players will have an extra chance to cash in when the Powerball game expands to three nights a week beginning Monday. >> Read more trending newsPowerball will be played three nights a week beginning Monday, lottery officials said in a news release Friday. https://t.co/7Ol7t8xFrO — Spectrum Bay News 9 (@BN9) August 20, 2021The next Powerball drawing is Saturday, and the jackpot is at $290 million. All 48 U.S. lotteries will sell tickets for the Powerball drawing on Monday nights. The cost will be an additional $1 per play to multiply non-jackpot prizes; the Double Play drawing will be held immediately after the Powerball drawing.

DES MOINES, Iowa — (AP) — Lottery players will get more chances to win giant jackpots as the Powerball game shifts to three drawings a week in an effort to build larger prizes and boost sales. May Scheve Reardon, the Missouri Lottery executive director and current leader of Powerball, said the change is intended to create consistently larger prizes. Although plenty of people spend $2 on a Powerball ticket when prizes are lower, sales typically take off when jackpots reach $400 million or more, she said. In part that's because after recent jackpots that have topped $1.5 billion, even life-changing prizes can seem comparatively puny. “We’ll be able to sell more, and more people will play and there will be more chances to win,” Reardon said.

Between the Powerball and Mega Millions jackpots that have been claimed so far this year, winners have paid more than $500 million in federal taxes.

A Florida man found a $1 million winning lottery ticket while cleaning his house.

Two lottery jackpots continue to grow and this week combined there's nearly $700 million up for grabs.

A 23-year-old Florida man won a life-changing amount of money by winning the Powerball jackpot.

Boise, Idaho — Fearing foreign participation in the Powerball lottery, Idaho lawmakers killed legislation on Wednesday that would have allowed the game with huge jackpots to continue in the state after a run of more than 30 years. The move came after Idaho Lottery officials sought a change in state law because Powerball is expanding to include Australia in 2021 and Britain in 2022. "This is a big jackpot game, so players like to have big jackpots," Jeff Anderson, director of the Idaho Lottery, told lawmakers. Some Idaho lawmakers said they feared that the odds of an Idaho resident winning would be reduced with more players. Officials at the Multi-State Lottery Association in an email declined comment about the Idaho Powerball decision.

Idaho Lottery Director Jeff Anderson addresses the House State Affairs Committee at the Statehouse in Boise, Idaho on Wednesday, March 10, 2021. The panel killed legislation that would have allowed the Powerball game with multi-million dollar jackpots to continue in the state. (AP Photo/Keith Ridler)BOISE, Idaho – Idaho lawmakers fearing foreign participation in the Powerball lottery killed legislation on Wednesday that would have allowed the game with huge jackpots to continue in the state after a run of more than 30 years. The move came after Idaho Lottery officials sought a change in state law because Powerball is expanding to include Australia in 2021 and Britain in 2022. Some Idaho lawmakers said they feared that the odds of an Idaho resident winning would be reduced with more players.

DES MOINES, Iowa – The jackpot for the Mega Millions lottery game has grown to $1 billion ahead of Friday night’s drawing after more than four months without a winner thanks to bad luck, poor odds and reduced play partially blamed on the coronavirus pandemic. It’s only the third time a lottery jackpot has grown so large, but much has changed since the last time such a big prize was up for grabs in 2018. The odds of winning a jackpot remain the same — incredibly small — but for a variety of reasons fewer people are playing Mega Millions or Powerball, the two lottery games offered in most of the country. After a peak in October 2018, Medenica said sales of the big lottery games dropped about 50%, prompting talk among lottery officials about jackpot fatigue. It’s hard to fathom how unlikely it is to beat odds of one in 292.2 million for Powerball or one in 302.5 million for Mega Millions.

Just who will collect the Powerball prize may never be known: Maryland is one of the states that allow winners to remain anonymous. The Powerball jackpot came only a day after nobody won the $970 million Mega Millions prize, the third-largest prize in U.S. history. The biggest prize was a $1.58 billion Powerball jackpot won by three people in 2016. Most winners opt for cash prizes, which for Mega Millions would be $716.3 million and $546.8 million for Wednesday's Powerball. After the Powerball win, the new jackpot has a $15 million cash value.

The Powerball jackpot is the fifth-largest ever, and it will come only a day after nobody won the even-larger Mega Millions prize, which now stands at $970 million. The biggest prize was a $1.58 billion Powerball jackpot won by three people in 2016. Such a long stretch without a winner is rare but also reflects the incredibly small odds of winning — one in 292.2 million for Powerball and one in 302.5 million for Mega Millions. Most winners opt for cash prizes, which for Mega Millions would be $716.3 million and $546 million for Powerball. Mega Millions and Powerball are both played in 45 states as well as Washington, D.C., and the U.S. Virgin Islands.

ORLANDO, Fla. – The third-largest lottery jackpot in U.S. history is at stake Tuesday night. The Mega Millions prize stands at $865 million, the second largest in the game’s history. If a lottery player strikes big in the next Powerball drawing on Wednesday, it would be the fifth-largest jackpot ever in the U.S.Mega Millions and Powerball are both played in 45 states as well as Washington, D.C., and the U.S. Virgin Islands. Powerball also is offered in Puerto Rico. Watch the drawings on News 6 at 11 p.m.

DES MOINES, Iowa – One of the largest jackpots in U.S. history will grow even larger since there was no winner for Friday’s drawing of the Mega Millions’ $750 million top prize. Mega Millions estimated its next top prize would be $850 million, which would be the third-largest of all time. Lottery players still have a chance to win big with Saturday's drawing for a $640 million Powerball top prize, the eighth-largest jackpot. The estimated cash prize for the next Mega Millions jackpot is $628.2 million. Mega Millions and Powerball are both played in 45 states as well as Washington, D.C., and the U.S. Virgin Islands.

FILE - In this Wednesday, Jan. 13, 2021, file photo, a customer shows off a Mega Millions lottery ticket after purchasing it, in Orlando, Fla. The next drawing for Mega Millions is Friday night, when a $750 million prize will be up for grabs. The next Mega Millions drawing is Friday night, when an estimated $750 million prize will be up for grabs. The drawing for an estimated $640 million Powerball jackpot will be Saturday night. Your odds of winning either jackpot is exceedingly small, at 1 in 292.2 million for Powerball and 1 in 302.5 million for Mega Millions.

Numbers for Wednesday night’s Powerball drawing were: 4-19-23-25-49 and a Powerball of 14. | Fifth-largest lotto jackpot up for grabs]The Powerball prize drawing was only a day after no one won a $625 million Mega Millions jackpot, causing that prize to grow to $750 million ahead of the next drawing on Friday night. The Mega Millions prize is now the fifth-largest in U.S. history. The odds of winning it all are incredibly small, at 1 in 292.2 million for Powerball and 1 in 302.5 million for Mega Millions. Mega Millions and Powerball are both played in 45 states as well as Washington, D.C., and the U.S. Virgin Islands.

A billboard advertises the jackpots of the Powerball and Mega Millions lotteries, in Omaha, Neb., Wednesday, Jan. 13, 2021. Winning numbers for Wednesday night’s Powerball drawing were: 4-19-23-25-49 and a Powerball of 14. The Powerball prize drawing comes only a day after no one won a $625 million Mega Millions jackpot, causing that prize to grow to $750 million ahead the next drawing on Friday night. The Mega Millions prize is now the fifth-largest in U.S. history. Mega Millions and Powerball are both played in 45 states as well as Washington, D.C., and the U.S. Virgin Islands.

Lottery players have a chance to win the largest jackpots in nearly two years as Tuesday's Mega Millions has grown to an estimated $625 million and Wednesday's Powerball to an estimated $550 million. The Mega Millions $625 million jackpot is the largest lottery prize in nearly two years. The winning numbers in Tuesday night’s drawing of the Mega Millions game were: 12-14-26-28-33, Mega Ball: 09. Nearly all jackpot winners actually take the cash option, which would be an estimated $458.8 million for Mega Millions and $411.4 million for Powerball. Mega Millions and Powerball are both played in 45 states as well as Washington, D.C., and the U.S. Virgin Islands.

The projected Mega Millions grand prize is the eighth largest in U.S. history, and the Powerball jackpot is the 12th biggest. Both still pale in comparison to the largest prize, a $1.58 billion Powerball jackpot won by three players in 2016. The odds of winning the Powerball jackpot are one in 292.2 million, and the chances are even worse for Mega Millions at one in 302.5 million. Nearly all winners actually opt for the cash option, which for Mega Millions would now be an estimated $451.8 million and for Powerball is $411.4 million. Mega Millions and Powerball are both played in 45 states as well as Washington, D.C., and the U.S. Virgin Islands.

Since no one was able to win Tuesday night’s Mega Millions drawing or Wednesday night’s Powerball drawing, there’s a lot of money up for grabs this weekend. Friday’s Mega Millions lottery jackpot climbed to nearly half a billion dollars. Saturday’s Powerball jackpot jumped to at least $470 million. [RELATED: Can you increase your odds of winning a scratch off lottery jackpot?] With Mega Millions increasing Friday to $520 million and $470 million in Powerball, nearly $1 billion is up for grabs between the two lottery jackpots.

Tuesday night’s Mega Millions drawing increased to $447 million Tuesday after rolling over several times. Central Florida has sold its fair share of winning tickets, so be sure to check out the “luckiest” lottery stores before you decide where to buy your ticket. [RELATED: Can you increase your odds of winning a scratch off lottery jackpot?] Once you purchase your tickets, be sure to tune in to News 6 at 11 to see both drawings take place. What would you do if you won millions of dollars in the lottery?

Well, some financial experts have some pretty clear directions to give when it comes to that. Here are five things experts at Forbes say you should do after winning the lottery. All of these tips will help, but you have to play the lottery to win the lottery. On Friday, the Mega Millions numbers will be picked at 11 p.m., for a jackpot of $264 million. You win the jackpot by matching all six winning numbers in a drawing,” the website says.

ORLANDO, Fla. An Ocala woman who won the Powerball jackpot in January has filed a lawsuit, trying to find out who is impersonating her online. Her attorney said almost immediately after it was announced, social media pages claiming to be Goedert starting popping up on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram. The attorney for Sheryll Goedert said this Facebook post was not made by Goedert, and they're trying to find out who is pretending to be her online. He said Goedert is not on any social media channels. Exhibits submitted with their federal lawsuit include screenshots of instant messages sent by some of the social media accounts.

One person in Florida is a whole lot richer Thursday morning. The winning $396,900,000 Powerball lottery ticket was sold at a 7-Eleven on Bonita Beach Road in Bonita Springs, according to lottery officials. The winning numbers for Wednesday’s drawing were 9, 12, 15, 31 and 60, with a Powerball of 2. The jackpot is now back to $40 million, with the next drawing taking place Feb. 1.