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Powerball player misses historic $1.8B jackpot by 1 number — but doesn’t walk away empty-handed
A Powerball player in Virginia missed out on the colossal $1.817 billion jackpot by just one number, but still walked away with a modest $100,000 payout.
Here are the latest winning lottery numbers from Tuesday, Jan. 6, 2025. You can find all the lottery results, including Powerball and Mega Millions, each night on PennLive. Treasure Hunt: 14, 21, 27, 28, 30 Next Jackpot: $53,435 (Change from last: $2,435)
Joseph Wheat won a $775,000 lottery prize in Louisiana, and asked his wife to double-check that he had winning numbers on Jan. 3: 'I made her come check the ticket to make sure I was really seeing what I thought I was seeing,
A Powerball ticket came just one number short of the historic jackpot but still secured a large prize. There was one Powerball drawing during the holiday period that made everyone so excited. One of the participants came so close to claiming the massive $1.8 billion prize money.
The Gaston County Powerball player who won $2 million has been identified as Pegi Campbell of Cramerton and she has an unusual plan for her money, according to the North Carolina Education Lottery.
Powerball: See the winning numbers in Wednesday’s $45 million drawing Dec. 31, 2025, 11:31 p.m. Powerball: See the winning numbers in Saturday’s $64 million drawing Jan. 3, 2026, 11:34 p.m.
A North Carolina woman's "spur-of-the-moment" decision to buy a lottery ticket during a store trip resulted in her winning a $2 million prize.
A Powerball lottery ticket worth $50,000 was purchased at a gas station along the Jersey Shore for Monday’s drawing. The winning ticket was sold at the Shell station on Main Street in Bradley Beach, Monmouth County, according to the New Jersey Lottery. It matched four numbers plus the Powerball.