A Powerball player in California won $427,953, just missing the $54 million jackpot, lottery officials say. The ticket matched five winning numbers but not the Powerball in the dr

When someone wins a lottery jackpot in games like Powerball or Mega Millions they have two options: an annuity that is distributed over 29 years or a (significantly smaller) cash

Two Powerball players in Texas won $50,000 each, just missing the $65 million jackpot, lottery officials say. The tickets matched four winning numbers and the Powerball in the drawing Wednesday, June 11, the Texas Lottery said.

A California lottery player hit the Powerball jackpot after matching all six numbers in the latest drawing. On Saturday, May 31, the player matched the winning numbers 1, 29, 37, 56, 68 and the Powerball 13 to win the $204.5 million jackpot, according to the Powerball.

The 72-year-old man bought a lottery ticket to get change to tip the pizza employees. WASHINGTON — A California man’s quick stop to grab pizza for his wife turned into a life-changing moment when a scratch-off ticket he purchased to get change for a tip ended up being worth $1 million.

The winning numbers in Tuesday's drawing of the "California Daily 4" game were:

Two Powerball players in California won $1.3 million each, just missing the $190 million jackpot, lottery officials say. The tickets matched five winning numbers but not the Powerball in the drawing Wednesday, May 28, the California Lottery said. California adjusts lottery prizes based on the number of tickets sold and number of winners.