Hackensack, NJ
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$1M Tickets Sold Along The East Coast $1M Tickets Sold Along The East Coast
$1M Tickets Sold Along The East Coast While no one walked away with Saturday night’s $925 million Powerball jackpot, several lucky players still struck it rich — including some right here in Massachusetts, Connecticut, and Pennsylvania. The Aug. 30 winning numbers were 3, 18, 22, 27, 33 and the Powerball 17, with a 3x Power Play, lottery officials said. Six tickets matched all five numbers (but missed the Powerball) to win $1 million each. Those were sold in California (4), Connecticut, Florida, Illinois, Massachusetts, and Pennsylvania. Three more tickets in Colorado, Indiana, and New Hampshire matched five plus the Power Play…

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by Cecilia Levine
New Carrollton, MD
Lifestyle
Powerball Jackpot Hits $1 Billion Before Saturday Drawing — Sixth-Largest Jackpot Ever Powerball Jackpot Hits $1 Billion Before Saturday Drawing — Sixth-Largest Jackpot Ever
Powerball Jackpot Hits $1 Billion Before Saturday Drawing — Sixth-Largest Jackpot Ever A life-altering pile of cash is up for grabs as the Powerball jackpot continues to surge to near-record levels. The drawing on Saturday, Aug. 30 is worth an estimated $1 billion jackpot, which is good for a reported $453.1 million cash payout.  No winners came forward after the latest drawing — though six players won at least $1 million — as the jackpot continues to grow to record numbers. It is just the 12th time in Lottery history that a jackpot has hit $1 billion, and the sixth Powerball jackpot to hit that mark. There have now been 39 consecutive drawings without a grand-prize wi…

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by Zak Failla
Springfield, VA
Lifestyle
Multiple $1M+ Powerball Tickets Sold In Virginia As Jackpot Soars To $950M Multiple $1M+ Powerball Tickets Sold In Virginia As Jackpot Soars To $950M
Multiple $1M+ Powerball Tickets Sold In Virginia As Jackpot Soars To $950M Lucky numbers, indeed. Virginia Lottery officials say more than 58,000 winning tickets were sold in the Commonwealth during the Wednesday, Aug. 27, Powerball drawing — including one worth $2 million and another worth $1 million — though neither hit the near billion-dollar jackpot. The $2 million winner came from Weis Markets on Courthouse Road in Spotsylvania, while a $1 million ticket was sold at the 7-Eleven in the 13500 block of Carrollton Boulevard in Carrollton. The $2 million winning ticket was bought at Weis Markets, 9801 Courthouse Road, Spotsylvania. The $1 million winning…

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by Zak Failla
Pascack Valley, NJ
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$762K Jersey Cash 5 Jackpot Ticket Sold At Montvale Gas Station $762K Jersey Cash 5 Jackpot Ticket Sold At Montvale Gas Station
$762K Jersey Cash 5 Jackpot Ticket Sold At Montvale Gas Station A Bergen County player is starting the weekend $762,724 richer after matching all five numbers in Thursday night’s Jersey Cash 5 drawing — the 45th jackpot win of 2025. The winning numbers were 10, 12, 14, 21, and 42. The XTRA was 04 and Bullseye was 14, New Jersey Lottery officials said. The winning ticket was sold at Chestnut Ridge Exxon Tiger Market, 142 Chestnut Ridge Rd. in Montvale, which will receive a $2,000 bonus for selling it. The jackpot has reset to $150,000 for Friday’s drawing.

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by Cecilia Levine
Upper Marlboro, MD
Lifestyle
'Forgetful Grandad' Forgets Powerball Ticket, Buys Same Numbers Twice In PG County — Wins $1M 'Forgetful Grandad' Forgets Powerball Ticket, Buys Same Numbers Twice In PG County — Wins $1M
'Forgetful Grandad' Forgets Powerball Ticket, Buys Same Numbers Twice In PG County — Wins $1M Talk about a happy accident. A Prince George’s County man’s forgetfulness turned into a million-dollar payday when he accidentally bought a second-tier winning Powerball ticket, Maryland Lottery officials announced. The retiree — who went by the name “Proud Granddad” to claim his prize and stay anonymous — wasn’t sure if he already had a ticket for the Wednesday, Aug. 20 Powerball drawing.  So, just to be safe, he bought another on Aug. 18 that covered three drawings with the Double Play option. That move made him $500,000 richer. But then came the kicker: he already had the same nu…

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by Zak Failla
Towson, MD
Business
$500K Powerball Winner Sold At Baltimore Liquor Store As Jackpot Nears $1 Billion $500K Powerball Winner Sold At Baltimore Liquor Store As Jackpot Nears $1 Billion
$500K Powerball Winner Sold At Baltimore Liquor Store As Jackpot Nears $1 Billion Maryland might not have a new millionaire — or billionaire — but someone in Baltimore just got half a million reasons to celebrate. A $500,000 winning Powerball Double Play ticket was sold at Bernie’s Liquors on Martin Boulevard, lottery officials confirmed on Tuesday, Aug. 26.  The lucky winner matched the five black balls in Monday night’s Double Play drawing but missed the red Power Ball. Nobody hit the main jackpot Monday, which means the Powerball prize is now rocketing to $815 million for Wednesday’s drawing — the seventh-largest jackpot in the game’s history.  The cash op…

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by Zak Failla
Towson, MD
Lifestyle
Baltimore County Man Buys Ice, Leaves With $1M Lottery Jackpot Baltimore County Man Buys Ice, Leaves With $1M Lottery Jackpot
Baltimore County Man Buys Ice, Leaves With $1M Lottery Jackpot A Baltimore County man walked into a gas station for ice — and walked out with a million-dollar miracle, thanks to a $20 Maryland Lottery scratch-off. The lucky player, who goes by the alias “Tank”, said he had an extra $20 in his pocket when he stopped at Hob’s Carroll Motor Fuels in Sparrows Point. “I jokingly told her to pick me a winner,” Tank laughed when he claimed his prize at Lottery headquarters in Baltimore. The clerk did just that. Tank went home, scratched off his All About Cash ticket with his trusty pocketknife, and started seeing numbers that didn’t make sense. “At first, …

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by Zak Failla
Woodbridge, NJ
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$50K! Powerball Ticket Sold At Woodbridge ShopRite Wins Big $50K! Powerball Ticket Sold At Woodbridge ShopRite Wins Big
$50K! Powerball Ticket Sold At Woodbridge ShopRite Wins Big It was a sensational Saturday for a lottery player in Woodbridge. A ticket sold in Woodbridge matched four numbers and the red Powerball in the drawing held on Saturday, Aug. 23, winning $50,000. The ticket was sold at ShopRite at 877 St. George Ave. The winning numbers were 11, 14, 34, 47, 51 and the red Powerball was 18.

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by Sam Barron
Hackettstown, NJ
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$50K! Winning Powerball Ticket Sold At Hackettstown Market $50K! Winning Powerball Ticket Sold At Hackettstown Market
$50K! Winning Powerball Ticket Sold At Hackettstown Market It was a sensational Saturday for a lottery player in Hackettstown. A ticket sold in Hackettstown matched four numbers and the red Powerball in the drawing held on Saturday, Aug. 23, winning $50,000. The ticket was sold at Spartan Mart on Route 517. The winning numbers were 11, 14, 34, 47, 51 and the red Powerball was 18.

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by Sam Barron
Bel Air, MD
Business
Powerball Jackpot Soars To $750M; 10th Largest In History Powerball Jackpot Soars To $750M; 10th Largest In History
Powerball Jackpot Soars To $750M; 10th Largest In History The Powerball jackpot is approaching $1 billion after no Lottery players hit all five numbers and the Powerball.  A $750 million jackpot will be up for grabs on Monday, Aug. 25, marking the 10th-largest grand prize in the game's history — with an estimated cash value of $338.6 million.  The winning numbers for the Saturday, Aug. 23 Powerball drawing were 11-14-34-47-51 with a Powerball of 18. While no player matched all six numbers drawn, two tickets sold in Maine and New York matched all five white balls and won $1 million prizes. A third ticket sold in South Dakota also matched…

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by Zak Failla
South Brunswick, NJ
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$738K! Lotto Ticket Sold At Kendall Park Liquor Store Strikes It Rich $738K! Lotto Ticket Sold At Kendall Park Liquor Store Strikes It Rich
$738K! Lotto Ticket Sold At Kendall Park Liquor Store Strikes It Rich It was a terrific Thursday for a lottery player in Middlesex County. A ticket sold in Kendall Park matched all five numbers in the Jersey Cash 5 jackpot drawing on Thursday, Aug. 21, winning $738,102.  The ticket was sold at LK Liquors on Route 27. The winning numbers were 11, 27, 29, 41 and 43. The XTRA was 02 and Bullseye was 43. 

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by Sam Barron
Landover, MD
Business
Double Play, Double Payday: $500K Powerball Winner Sold At Landover Exxon Station Double Play, Double Payday: $500K Powerball Winner Sold At Landover Exxon Station
Double Play, Double Payday: $500K Powerball Winner Sold At Landover Exxon Station Maryland may not have hit the $700 million Powerball jackpot Wednesday night — but two lucky Prince George’s County players are still laughing all the way to the bank. The Aug. 20 Powerball drawing didn’t crown a grand-prize winner, but it did produce a pair of $500,000 Double Play tickets sold in Landover and Riverdale, Maryland Lottery officials announced. One was sold at Landover Hills Exxon, 6579 Annapolis Road. The other? A-1 Laundromat, 6818 Riverdale Road. The winning numbers for the draw on Wednesday, Aug. 20 were: 31-59-62-65-68 with a Power Ball of 5. Both tickets matched the fi…

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by Zak Failla