A Powerball ticket worth $2 million was sold in New Jersey for Wednesday's drawing, matching five numbers but not the Powerball and purchased with the Power Play option. The jackpot for the next drawing on Saturday is estimated at $443 million, with the cash option at $210.3 million. Additionally, the Mega Millions jackpot for Friday is estimated at $607 million.
A $1 million Mega Millions ticket was sold in New Jersey for Friday's drawing, matching five numbers but not the Mega Ball, while the jackpot continues to climb. No one won the $236 million jackpot, leading to an increase in the next drawing's prize. The odds of winning the jackpot are 302,575,350 to 1, and the next drawing is on Tuesday.
A Mega Millions ticket worth $1 million was sold at Caba Grocery in Perth Amboy, New Jersey. The ticket matched five numbers but not the Mega Ball, making it the only second-prize ticket sold in the country. Two tickets worth $10,000 were also sold in New Jersey. The next Mega Millions drawing will have an estimated jackpot of $308 million.
A woman from Binghamton, New York, has won $1 million from a Powerball second prize by matching the first five numbers in the July 19 drawing. Joanne Jeske received a lump sum payment of $651,000 after withholdings. The winning ticket was purchased at Sliders Food Market in the Town of Clayton, NY.
A man from Northern Kentucky won the $1 million second prize in the Powerball lottery after matching the five white ball numbers. Although he missed out on the $60 million jackpot, he expressed surprise and gratitude for his win. The winner, who chose to remain anonymous, purchased the ticket online through the Kentucky Lottery's website. After taxes, he received a total of $715,000 and plans to use the money to support his family and save for retirement. The Powerball jackpot for the upcoming draw is estimated to be $95 million.