The Powerball jackpot rose to $240 million ahead of Wednesday night's drawing. Check here to see if it's your lucky day.

The lottery jackpot was an estimated $240 million with a cash option of $107.4 million for Wednesday night's drawing, according to the Powerball website. The jackpot was last won on Dec. 7 when a New York lottery player won a $256 million Powerball jackpot.

There’s a laundry list of horror stories about big lottery winners whose golden tickets led to strained family relationships, bankruptcy, prison or even murder.

“We know that many people will likely receive tickets to Friday’s drawing as holiday gifts, and what a gift that would turn out to be if you ended up with a ticket worth a $1.15 billion jackpot,” Joshua Johnston, lead director for the Mega Millions Consortium, said in a news release before the jackpot rose again to $1.22 billion.

A jackpot-winning TAKE 5 ticket worth more than $29,000 was recently sold in New York state, according to lottery officials. The New York Lottery announced one top prize-winning ticket worth $29,444.50 was sold for the evening drawing on Sunday, Jan. 5. It was sold at M&Z Express, located at 969 Bay St., in Rochester.

Did you play Mega Millions today? Check out the winning numbers for the Jan. 7, 2025 drawing and see if it's your lucky day.

The Tennessee Lottery offers several draw games for those aiming to win big. Here’s a look at Jan. 8, 2025, results for each game: 01-20-36-38-43, Powerball: 24, Power Play: 2 Start the day smarter. Get all the news you need in your inbox each morning.

The Ohio Lottery offers multiple draw games for those aiming to win big. Here’s a look at Jan. 8, 2025, results for each game: Powerball drawings are held Monday, Wednesday and Saturday at 10:59 p.m.