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The New York Lottery says a $1 million Powerball ticket was sold in Western New York, at a Buffalo-area 7-Eleven on Niagara Falls Boulevard; the February 23 drawing also produced a second-prize ticket, and the $218+ million jackpot remains unclaimed.
A Powerball ticket with five numbers (but missing the Powerball) sold at an Escondido gas station won $1,532,761. No ticket matched all six numbers, so Monday’s estimated jackpot climbs to $203 million. The Saturday numbers were 27, 28, 36, 48, 49 with Powerball 21. Odds of hitting five plus Powerball are 1 in 292.2 million (overall prize odds about 1 in 24.9). California payouts for major prizes are pari-mutuel by sales and winners; draw details reflect that system.
A Circle K store in Scottsdale is suing to determine who owns a $12.8 million The Pick lottery ticket printed at its store after leftover tickets included the winning one; the case hinges on whether the ticket counted as sold or the retailer’s property under Arizona rules, with a May 23, 2026 deadline to claim and potential implications for retailer-prize disputes.
A Circle K store manager in Scottsdale is suing to determine who owns a $12.8 million Arizona lottery prize after allegedly purchasing the winning, unclaimed ticket from another employee the day after the drawing; the ticket remains at Circle K’s corporate offices as the company seeks a court ruling on ownership ahead of a May 23, 2026 claim deadline.
The NBA plans anti-tanking rule changes for next season, including protections for top-four picks (or top-14-plus), potential lottery-odds freezes, limits on consecutive top-four picks, two-year-record-based odds, and extending the lottery to all play-in teams, as commissioner Adam Silver and the Competition Committee explore ways to preserve competitive integrity amid concerns about tanking.
A Maryland man, while stopped at a traffic light outside a 7-Eleven, bought a $10 scratch-off (50X the Cash) and scratched it in his car. A 10X multiplier turned a $10,000 prize into $100,000, verified by the Maryland Lottery. He plans to use the money for household expenses and a family vacation, and kept the win private from others. The piece also notes a separate large New Jersey lottery win by Michael Weirsky, illustrating how fortunes can change quickly.
NBA Commissioner Adam Silver says misaligned incentives drive tanking, and the only way to fully align incentives in a gambling-age era is to overhaul how draft order is determined—ideally a pure lottery with equal odds; other ideas include rewarding winning or even scrapping the draft. The issue is most acute in the NBA, with the NFL also showing signals of tanking, though it has so far avoided a full crisis and would likely be part of any reform discussion.
Powerball’s Feb. 7 drawing has a $102 million jackpot (cash option $46.8 million). The winning numbers drawn were 42-36-25-51-58 with Powerball 6, and a North Carolina player previously won a $209 million jackpot in January. The article also explains Powerball basics, how prizes are won, and notes online ticket options (e.g., Jackpocket) where allowed.
The Jan 31 Powerball drawing carries a $57 million jackpot ($25.8 million cash) with white-ball numbers 2, 40, 14, 63, 8 and Powerball 23; Power Play is 3x. The story notes a North Carolina ticket won the Jan 22 jackpot ($209 million) and claimed $68.6 million after taxes in lump sum, with anonymity available for up to 90 days. Drawings occur Mondays, Wednesdays, and Saturdays.
A Powerball ticket sold in North Carolina won the $209 million jackpot in the Jan. 21, 2026 drawing (numbers 11, 26, 27, 53, 55, Powerball 12; Power Play 2x). The jackpot resets to $20 million for the next drawing on Jan. 24 (cash option $9.1 million). Ohio reported thousands of smaller prizes in the same drawing.
Twenty-seven coworkers pooled $10 to buy a Powerball ticket after turning an $8 win into a Dec 20 drawing, and they matched all five white balls plus Powerball 20 for a $1 million prize; after 26.75% total taxes they’ll split about $732,500. The ticket was purchased at Speedway in Tallmadge, Ohio; odds were about 1 in 11,688,054. A winner joked they’re glad they didn’t win the larger $1.25 billion, or they might have quit their jobs.
Powerball’s Jan. 19, 2026 draw produced numbers 05-55-34-28-37 with Powerball 17; the jackpot stands at $193 million (cash value $87.9 million) after no ticket matched all six numbers on Saturday. The record $1.8 billion Christmas Eve jackpot winner in Arkansas remains unclaimed with a June 22, 2026 deadline. Draws occur Monday, Wednesday and Saturday; tickets cost $2 (Power Play available). Online ticketing is available in some states via Jackpocket.
A North Carolina man won Mega Millions but couldn’t claim it because a debt tied to his Social Security number appeared to belong to someone else. After more than a month of investigation and intervention by a local troubleshooter, officials erased the SSN from the records and he received his winnings (minus taxes). The debt dates back over ten years and may have been a case of mistaken identity.
The winning Powerball numbers for January 3, 2026, are 18-21-40-53-60 with Powerball 23. The jackpot for this draw was $64 million, with no recent claim on the $1.8 billion Christmas Eve jackpot sold in Arkansas. Powerball tickets cost $2 and can be purchased in multiple states and online via Jackpocket, with options for quick pick and Power Play enhancements.
Melissa Nunez and Elizabeth Branske became the first couple in Cook County to marry in 2026 after winning the marriage license lottery, marking a historic and joyful start to the year for love and prosperity.