Powerball jackpot jumps to $653M

The jackpot is worth $653M with a cash value of $350.3M.

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.

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.

Winning Mega Millions ticket for $1.35 billion jackpot sold in Maine

Maine scored its first Mega Millions jackpot — and someone beat the ill fortune of Friday the 13th — when a ticket purchased in the state matched the winning numbers for the lottery’s estimated $1.35 billion grand prize.

Mega Millions winner in Maine takes entire $1.35 billion jackpot

It might be Friday the 13th, but Mega Millions players in Alameda believed this could actually be their lucky day. The Mega Millions jackpot jumped to 1.35 billion dollars – the second largest prize in the game’s history.

Mega Millions hits $1.1B for Tuesday's drawing, among highest ever

After almost three months of no Mega Millions jackpot winners, the game hit an estimated grand prize of $1.1 billion for Tuesday night's drawing. 

What are the 10 largest US lottery jackpots ever won?

A lottery drawing set for Friday night is up for grabs is a $940 million Mega Millions jackpot. Here is a look at the 10 largest U.S. jackpots that have been won and the states where the winning tickets were sold:

$940M Mega Millions among latest massive jackpots

The lottery prize ranks as the sixth largest in U.S. history, with the drawing set for Friday night. Recently, a player in California won a record $2.04 billion Powerball jackpot.