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Six Arizona Lottery players won big over the holidays, including two $20,000 Mega Millions winners, a $205,000 Fantasy 5 jackpot, and three $50,000 Powerball prizes, with some prizes doubled by Power Play.
A Powerball jackpot of $1.817 billion was won in Arkansas, with eleven players in New Jersey winning secondary prizes, including eight winning $50,000 and one winning $100,000, with the winning ticket sold in Audubon.
Financial experts warn that after winning the $1.7 billion Powerball, winners should avoid common pitfalls such as rushing decisions, going public, skipping professional advice, overspending, and neglecting long-term planning to preserve their wealth and well-being.
Two tickets sold in New York matched five numbers in the Powerball drawing, each winning $1 million, as the jackpot grew to an estimated $1.7 billion for the next draw after no one won the $1.59 billion prize.
The $1.27 billion Powerball jackpot went unclaimed, but three New York stores sold $1 million tickets, with the jackpot expected to grow to $1.5 billion for the next draw.
A Powerball ticket purchased at Publix in Alpharetta won $1 million, and another in Richmond Hill won $50,000. Several other lottery winners emerged across Georgia, with upcoming jackpots of $195 million for Powerball and $520 million for Mega Millions.
Two Oregonians won significant prizes in recent lottery drawings, including a $1 million Powerball win and a $2 million Powerball win through a power play, amidst the larger $1.8 billion jackpot won in Missouri and Texas.
Two winners from Missouri and Texas split the second-largest Powerball jackpot of $1.8 billion after winning the recent drawing, which had rolled over due to no previous winners, with the jackpot now resetting to $20 million for the next game.
Past lottery winners share their experiences and lessons learned from winning large jackpots, emphasizing the importance of financial planning, cautious spending, and choosing reputable advisers, as the $1.8 billion Powerball jackpot attracts hopeful players.
The Powerball jackpot has grown to approximately $1.3 billion, the fifth largest ever, with a ticket sold in Sherman Oaks, Los Angeles, matching five white balls for a $1 million prize. No one won the jackpot in the latest drawing, and the upcoming drawing is scheduled for Wednesday. Several other tickets across the country also won significant prizes, and California has been home to some of the largest jackpots in Powerball history.
A group of 30 current and former employees at Rector A. Jones Middle School in Florence, Kentucky, known as the "Jones 30," won $1 million in the Powerball drawing after playing the lottery together for over eight years. Their organizer, a retired math teacher, kept the winning ticket safe in a math textbook, and they plan to continue playing the Kentucky Lottery as a way to stay connected. Each person in the group will receive $24,000 after taxes, and the store where the ticket was sold will receive $10,000.
Three Illinois Lottery players won $50,000 each after matching four winning numbers and the Powerball. One ticket was purchased at a Casey's General Store in Odin, while the other two were bought on the Illinois Lottery's website. Winners have one year to claim their prizes, and since July 20, Illinois Lottery players have won over $15.2 million in prizes.
In 18 states, lottery winners can collect their prizes anonymously, including the estimated $750 million Powerball jackpot. These states have varying requirements, such as minimum prize amounts, for winners to remain anonymous. The odds of winning the Powerball jackpot are one in 292,201,338, with players needing to match five white balls and one red powerball.
Cristy Davis, a Michigan Powerball winner who won a $70 million jackpot in 2020, is fighting for the identities of lottery winners to be kept a secret after her own identity was stolen and used in social media scams. Davis's highly publicized win led to scammers using her name to rob people, with fake social media accounts asking for bank information to send a portion of her winnings as a donation. Despite attempts to claim the money anonymously, Davis was not allowed to do so. She is now advocating for the protection of future winners' identities.
Cristy Davis, a Michigan Powerball winner who was forced to reveal her identity after winning a $70 million jackpot, is now advocating for lottery winners to have the option to remain anonymous. Michigan state law allows winners of local and in-state lottery games to claim their winnings without disclosing their names, but winners of multi-state games like Powerball cannot opt for anonymity. Davis argues that disclosing winners' identities puts them at risk of fraud and exploitation, and believes that lottery victors should have the choice to keep their names private.