More than 60,000 other Powerball tickets sold in California also won prizes ranging from $4 to $500, the lottery said.

Over the years, Powerball and Mega Millions jackpots crossed the elusive billion-dollar mark a whopping 14 times. Only once did it surpass $2 billion.

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A Powerball ticket sold in Northern California fell just one number short of winning the $178 million jackpot, lottery officials said. Instead, the lucky ticket won $364,462. The ticket matched five winning numbers but not the Powerball in the drawing ...

California Lottery officials on Friday warned the public about an increase in scam attempts aimed at stealing money or personal information. “A common scam starts with an unexpected, official-sounding email,