The winning numbers which were drawn last Monday night were 12, 22, 54, 66 and 69. The Powerball was 15. The $699.8m was the 7th largest in US lottery history to be won. No one had won the game’s grand prize since the 5th  June. According to the California Lottery, the winning ticket was sold at a store in Morro Bay, which is along the central coast. The lucky winner will be able to choose between the annual option paid over 29 years or the ultimate cash option of $496m. Both prize options will be subject to taxes.

Lottery officials will not know the identity of the jackpot holder of the winning amount until a claim form is filed, the California Lottery said,.

There were also 5 $1m tickets sold; 2 in Massachusetts and 1 each in Virginia, Florida and Arizona.

The 41st drawing set a record, topping the previous mark of 36 drawings that ended in January 2021. The longer the game goes without a grand prize winner, the larger the payout grows and grows.

The jackpot dry spell was by design, as the game’s long odds of an impressive 292.2m to 1 are intended to generate massive prizes that draw more players for the ultimate jackpot.

Lottery officials have noted that despite the long wait for a winning jackpot ticket, plenty of people have won smaller prizes, including 2.8M players in Saturday’s drawing alone. Those winnings ranged from $1m to $4m.

Powerball is played in 45 states plus Washington DC, the US Virgin Islands and Puerto Rico.

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That means the Powerball drawing on Saturday, 16th January 2021 will be worth a whopping $640 million with a cash option of $478.7 million. Those tickets were sold in California, Colorado, Georgia, Michigan, New York, Texas and Virginia. Two of those winners were sold in California, three in Michigan and two others in Texas. Only the player in Virginia also played the Power Play option which increased their winnings to an increased $2 million!

Prior to the draw, the jackpot increased from $550 million to $556 million and now again for Saturdays draw to $640 million. The US Powerball is offered in 44 States, Washington D.C., Puerto Rico, and the Virgin Islands. Players select five white numbers from (1 to 69) and one red ball (1 to 26). Teamed with the other US lotto Mega Millions drawing is tonight Friday, 15th  January with an estimated jackpot of $750 million.

The last Michigan player to win a Mega Millions or Powerball jackpot was Cristy Davis of Waterford who won $70 million playing Powerball in February. And whilst she was a lucky winner of such a big jackpot, it’s smart for players to check their tickets immediately as a winner worth $1 million sold in Hartland in 2019 went unclaimed and as the winner never came forward to claim the prize – The money instead went to the state’s School Aid Fund.

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The past year has been a banner one for the U.S. lottery industry, with six out of the 15 largest jackpots in the history of the game being up for grabs, including two in the top four. From coast to coast, Americans lined up to buy Mega Millions and Powerball tickets by the handful, hoping to become millionaires – and in one case, a billionaire – overnight. Here are the five biggest lottery drawings of 2018 and those who beat the overwhelming odds to win them.

$1.537 billion, Mega Millions, drawn Oct. 23

The second-largest American lottery drawing of all time has a winner in South Carolina, but he or she still has yet to come forward. The winning ticket was sold at a KC Mart convenience store in Simpsonville and was drawn in late October just days before the second entry on this list. The store’s owner, C.J. Patel, told the Greenville News that he hopes the attention brings him more business. South Carolina is one of the few states where winners can remain anonymous and the mystery person has until April 21 of next year (180 days after the drawing) to redeem the winning ticket. If they don’t, the massive jackpot gets redistributed back to the 46 states and jurisdictions that participate in the Mega Millions game.

$687.8 million, Powerball, drawn Oct. 27

This huge prize was claimed by two people in New York and Iowa. Robert Bailey, the 67-year-old winner from the Big Apple, told officials that “a family member gave me the numbers over twenty-five years ago”. He faithfully played them. The other winner, 51-year-old Lerynne West of Redfield, Iowa, says her newfound wealth will be spent on a “new car” and a “long vacation”. The since-retired insurance worker is also setting up the Callum Foundation with her family. This is named in honor of her grandson who lived just a day after being born prematurely. The charitable organization is set to launch next year. It will provide grants to groups aiming to relieve problems surrounding subjects including “poverty and hunger, education, animal welfare, and veteran affairs.”

$559.7 million, Powerball, drawn Jan. 6

Next up, a woman from Merrimack, N.H., rang in the new year with this stunning cash haul. Then, she spent the next two months locked in a court battle to keep her name private. Her lawyers, according to the New York Times, argued that she feared for her safety. Furthermore, she was concerned about people coming out of the woodwork to demand a stake in her prize. She ultimately won the case, but a judge ruled that her hometown must be made public. The newspaper says the woman has donated a combined $250,000 of her winnings to Girls Inc. of New Hampshire, a girls empowerment group. Furthermore, to a trio of End 68 Hours of Hunger chapters, which provide meals to schoolchildren to may not get the chance to eat on the weekends.

$543 million, Mega Millions, drawn July 24

Those office lottery pools do result in happy endings, such as this jackpot claimed by a group of 11 financial workers in the San Francisco Bay Area. Roland Reyes publicly claimed the prize on behalf of its members, ranging in age from 21 to 60. He said the decision to start an office pool was a “spur of the moment” act. None of the members involved in it – including his boss – want to quit working. In addition, some of the prize money will go to paying off mortgages, college tuitions’, helping out family members, returning to school and traveling, California lottery officials said.

$533 million, Mega Millions, drawn March 30

Finally, Richard Wahl, a 47-year-old from Vernon, N.J., was the sole winner of this jackpot. He holds the record for being the largest one in the history of the Garden State. The now-retired production manager revealed that he kept the ticket in a fireproof safe after winning. Furthermore, he checked the numbers 15 times. Consequently, when his mother called and asked if he was the “somebody in New Jersey” who won the prize. Wahl says he initially lied and said, “absolutely not”. It was until he was ready to come forward that he told the family. The winning numbers were picked by a machine. “We believe it’s God’s plan,” Wahl says. In addition, he plans to use the cash as “life-changing money for family, friends, [and] people in need”. Some of it also may go toward his goal of restoring a 1963 Corvette.

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The bottle of orange juice cost $5 at ShopRite, but Tayeb Souami’s wife had found the same brand on sale for $2.50 elsewhere. Yes, it was only 250 pennies, but every one of them mattered to a family that had just refinanced its home and had a daughter headed to college.

So on May 19, Souami dutifully trudged back to the store in Hackensack, N.J. —  OJ and receipt in hand.

But at the customer service counter, he saw a sign for the Powerball jackpot, which had ballooned to $306 million at that point, according to video of Souami’s news conference posted by CBS New York. He liked the number and was feeling lucky, so he purchased two tickets using the money he got from the returned orange juice and mostly forgot about the lottery for the rest of the day.

The next morning, it was more errands. Souami, 55, had some work to do in the yard, but he also wanted to get his car washed while his wife stayed at their home in Little Ferry, preparing meals for the week.

But on the way to the carwash, he stepped into a 7-Eleven convenience store to check the tickets.

“I scanned the first ticket. It wasn’t a winner. And the second ticket it was good but said ‘Must be seen by the retailer.’ I scan it again and it [said the same thing].  And I say to the lady, I hand it to the lady and I say ‘Can you check? I think your machine is not working.’

Souami said the clerk scanned the ticket and said, “Oh, my God!”

Lottery Winner’s Heart Wouldn’t Stop Fluttering

“My heart, it was just beating beating, beating,” he told reporters. “And she kept saying, ‘Oh, my God. Oh, my God.’ It’s like when you see a ‘Tom and Jerry’ cartoon: The heart goes boom boom boom boom.”

Souami had purchased the sole winning ticket. He is a father of two who immigrated from an undisclosed country in Africa in 1996. The winning numbers were 3, 6, 9, 17, 56 and the Powerball 25, according to NewJersey.com. His odds of winning were one in 292.2 million. He described himself as an occasional lottery player, more likely to play when the prize reaches a high amount.

Souami, who until very recently was an accountant for a food importing company, said he wanted to make sure the 200 people he works with would be okay before he quit.

The father of two decided to take the $183 million cash payout and remain in his New Jersey hometown. He’ll pay off his recently refinanced home, pay for his daughter’s college tuition and pay off his own college loans.

And perhaps he’ll toast with his new favorite drink.

“I love orange juice now,” he said.

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The woman, from New Hampshire, had signed her ticket after winning the lottery on 6 January. However, she was later told by lawyers that she could have kept her identity hidden by writing the name of a trust instead.

Lottery’s website detailed this option but the tickets did not. New Hampshire’s lottery rules require the winner’s name, town and the winning amount to be public.

The woman, identified only as Jane Doe, took the New Hampshire Lottery Commission to court in order to remain anonymous.

Judge Charles Temple had to consider the state’s Right To Know law and the woman’s right to “live her life normally”.

The identity of the winner is anonymous but the judge revealed her hometown. The winner is from Merrimack, about 25 miles south of Concord.

Judge Temple said the US Powerball winner  “will be subject to an alarming amount of harassment, solicitation, and other unwanted communications”.

He added that she had proved her privacy outweighed the public’s interest. The jackpot was the nation’s eighth-largest jackpot.

The judge also rejected the lottery commission’s argument that the woman’s identity should be revealed to assure the public she was a “bona fide” lottery participant and “real” winner.

The woman’s lawyer William Shaheen said his client “was jumping up and down”, following the ruling.

“She will be able to live her life normally,” he added.

She has since set up the Good Karma Trust of 2018. The winner intends to give some of her money to charities, including Girls Inc and End 68 Hours of Hunger.

Last week she received just over $264m – her winnings minus taxes. Bear in mind winners get a smaller amount if they opt for a lump sum payment.

Her lawyers said she intends to donate between $25m and $50m to charities during her lifetime.

Charlie McIntyre, the lottery commission’s executive director, said: “While we were expecting a different outcome and believed the state had a strong argument, we respect the court’s decision.

“That said, we will consult with the Attorney General’s office to determine appropriate next steps regarding the case.”

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In a court filing Thursday, the New Hampshire Lottery Commission approved the payment to a trust the woman set up. Consequently, the winning ticket will be placed in a secure location. The court decides whether it’s subject to the state’s Right-to-Know law.

Judge Charles Temple issued his ruling Friday, just days after hearing arguments from the winner’s lawyers and the state lottery commission.

Good Karma Family Trust of 2018 will claim the prize for the woman. She must provide her identification and Social Security number.

Lawyers for the woman, identified as Jane Doe, said she signed the back of the ticket following the Jan. This meant her name and address would become public.

Under New Hampshire law, a lottery winner’s name, town and prize amount are public information.

The woman struck gold with the Easy Pick combination of 12-29-30-33-61 and Powerball number 26.

The winner bought the ticket at Reeds Ferry Market in Merrimack, N.H.

When presented to the commission, the winning ticket will be considered a public document. Under New Hampshire’s Right-to-Know law, most public documents should be released upon appropriate request.

Furthermore, the name and address is usually a minimum requirement when winning the jackpot.

However, the privacy of the woman may not stay disclosed.

As a result, the woman is asking the court to allow her to skirt state law. The law requires the identities of lottery winners to become part of the public record.

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The New Hampshire woman who bought a Powerball ticket worth $560 million last month filed a lawsuit against the New Hampshire Lottery Commission in order to stay anonymous, saying that releasing her name would be a significant invasion of privacy.

The woman filed suit against the New Hampshire Lottery Commission under the pseudonym Jane Doe. She says she made a “huge mistake” when she signed her real name on the back of the ticket before contacting a lawyer. The lawyer told her she could have remained anonymous had she established a trust.

I made a huge mistake sharing my name

The lawsuit, filed last week, describes the woman as an “engaged community member.”

“She wishes to continue this work and the freedom to walk into a grocery store or attend public events without being known or targeted as the winner of a half-billion dollars,” the complaint said. It adds that she plans on remaining in New Hampshire and giving back “to the state and community that has given so much to her.”

The woman is represented by the law firm of Shaheen and Gordon. William Shaheen wrote a blogpost Jan. 8, two days after the drawing, that shines a spotlight on the difficulties the lawsuit might face.

“Don’t sign that back of the ticket because if you sign it you lost confidentiality,” he says. “It becomes public, and you lost the option of staying anonymous.”

The woman has not yet claimed the prize. Furthermore, the lawsuit says the fight for her anonymity is costing her a fortune in interest.

McIntyre said he understands the winner’s desire to keep her name out of the media. He said, “the lottery must proceed in accordance its rules”.

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A player in Florida scooped $450 million in Friday night’s Mega Millions draw. This happened before a New Hampshire ticket holder capped a winning weekend with a $559.7 million Powerball windfall.

The Powerball Winners

The player is the third biggest single-ticket Powerball winner since the game began, after matching the winning numbers 12, 29, 30, 33 and 61 with Powerball 26. However, the player is yet to be named and has a year to come forward and claim their prize.

The ticket was purchased at Reeds Ferry Market in Merrimack, New Hampshire on Sunday morning. It was revealed to be the shop that sold the first Powerball-winning ticket since Wednesday 25th October 2017. Crowds were eager to find out more about the Granite State’s biggest ever lottery winner and to congratulate shop owner Sam Safa.

Safa told the press that he hopes the winner is a regular customer at the store. The store sits between state capital Concord and Boston, Massachusetts. He admitted to being “very excited and overwhelmed”. He tells reporters that the store had helped crown many winners previously, but nothing like the most recent prize.

The Mega Millions Winners

Friday’s winner matched the winning Mega Millions line 28, 30, 39, 59 and 70 with Mega Ball 10.

Friday night saw the fourth-largest Mega Millions jackpot since changes were made in October. The ticket won on a line bought at a 7-Eleven in Port Richey.

The Florida city has been buzzing with excitement over the weekend. Locals are keen to learn the identity of their latest multimillionaire.

Donna Aloi is a local woman who picked up $24.1 million on Florida Lotto in 2001. When contacted by Fox 13 News, Aloi had some words of advice for this weekend’s winner. She says, “Whatever you do, just remember money is not gonna buy happiness, that’s like the most important thing.”

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Since the last PowerBall winner announced on June 10^th, there has been no winner for the last 20 draws. The grand prize was sold at the Handy Variety convenience store in Watertown, Massachusetts. The winning ticket holder has yet to claim their prize. Let’s hope they have not misplaced it!

The winning numbers are 06-07-16-23-26 with the Powerball number 04.

Three tickets sold in California matched five out of six winning numbers too. The winners splitting the $1 million prize. According to NBC Bay Area, these tickets were sold in Milpitas, Daly City and Newport Beach. Powerball is played in 44 states, as well as Washington, D.C., Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands.

Lottery officials say that in New York State, Powerball sales topped more than $1 million an hour on the day of the draw. Even though the odds of winning are 1 out of 292 million, people flocked to gas stations to buy their tickets. Managers were forced to bring in extra staff in during the week build up to the jackpot draw. Relative to the winning odds, you are more likely to be;

• killed by an asteroid (1 in 700,000),
• struck by lightning while drowning (1 in 183 million)
• give birth to quadruplets (1 in 729,000).

California Lottery spokeswoman Melissa Villarin talked about how the incredibly high jackpot ‘fuels the lottery craze’. California PowerBall sales averaged $8.1 million a week in 2016 until the record $1.6 billion jackpot was announced and rose to $386 million in frantic sales. She says “Sure, for $50 million you can retire in a nice house and live well. But $700 million, that’s Bill Gates money. It’s a daydream, it’s fame.”

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References

https://www.cbsnews.com/news/powerball-winning-numbers-august-21-2017-jackpot-700m/

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