More than 755,000 other Powerball tickets sold in the United States also won prizes ranging from $4 to $150,000, the lottery said.

More than 1 million other Powerball tickets sold in the United States also won prizes ranging from $4 to $150,000, the lottery said.

The Connecticut Lottery player was one of eight Powerball players across the nation to win a prize totaling over $100,000 following the drawing, according to Powerball. The player initially won $50,000, and $50,000 was added to their winnings due to a Power Play. The odds of winning were one in over 913,000, according to the Powerball odds page.

It’s far from the record jackpot territory of $2 billion, though it’s still among the higher lottery prize amounts to date. But for Adam Osmond, any jackpot fervor only serves as a reminder of the dark side of lotteries.

Aussies are set for a slight surprise the next time they enter the weekly lotto draw, after the company behind Powerball and the country’s other weekly lotto draws announced it would be hiking the ticket entry prices for games by 20c.

LUZERNE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — Two lucky lottery players were sold winning tickets in Luzerne County totaling an amount of $450,000. Pennsylvania Lottery stated two jackpot-winning Cash 5 with Quick Cash tickets worth a combined total of $450,000 were sold from the weekend drawings. On Friday, August 15, one Cash 5 with Quick Cash ticket matched […]

The Bureau of Meteorology says it is "concerned" over the amount of rain falling this week over large parts of the east coast. Flooding is expected in the northern and eastern parts of the state, while Sydney is in the middle of a multiple-day stretch of rain.