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(AP) — It's easy to sum up your chances of winning tomorrow's huge Powerball jackpot -- slim to none. The math whizzes put the odds of winning at more than one in 292 million. One statistical expert at the University at Buffalo (Jeffrey Miecznikowski) says that's like flipping a quarter and getting heads 28 times in a row. In ...

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — A lottery official says the estimated prize for this weekend's Powerball drawing is the largest jackpot of any lottery game in U.S. history. Texas Lottery spokeswoman Kelly Cripe says Saturday's drawing will be worth about $675 million. Tha...

KENTWOOD, Mich. (AP) — Good thing Linda Tuttle didn't toss out her pile of old mail. The Michigan woman won a $1 million jackpot in the May 26 Mega Millions drawing but didn't know it. Lottery officials say she started looking for her ticket after a store clerk told her a winning ticket had been sold there...

The owner of the Ahtanum Food Mart in Union Gap are getting a big check from the State of Washington. Officials from the Washington State Lottery will be presenting the owners a check for $73,000 for selling a winning Washington Lottery ticket worth $7...

The Washington State Lottery has a very fun promotion that will feature your dog or cat on a new scratch ticket. The submissions have already been accepted and now it's time to vote. We're hoping you'll vote or one of these two (or both!) goldendoodles. Voting is easy and doesn't require signing up for anything.

You got your ticket? Here were the Powerball numbers for Wednesday, November 28th. Remember, even if you didn't hit the jackpot you might have still won a few bucks.

So, you went and bought yourself a Powerball lottery ticket. You never buy lottery tickets, but with so much money at steak, it's a two dollar investment you'll try your luck at. Now you ask yourself, "when do I find out what the winning numbers are?" Here's how to find out.

The latest Powerball Jackpot is expected to hit at least $425 million. Can you pick the winner?

I scanned my ticket from Tuesday's drawing at a local retailer.  I knew that there was no big winner, and that the current jackpot is at $500M. But what about a smaller prize?

More people are getting their Mega Millions tickets than they have in a long time. Have you actually thought of what you would do if you won, or do you like just the idea of winning? We want to know!