Why the $1.5 billion Powerball jackpot is the latest in a growing list of stratospheric lottery payouts

After no ticket matched all six numbers drawn in Wednesday night’s Powerball jackpot drawing, the prize has now grown to an estimated $1.5 billion.

The latest Powerball jackpot is over $1 billion, the 6th largest in history

The top prize in the Powerball lottery has surpassed $1 billion. Billion-dollar pots are becoming more common as more people buy tickets.

$1.787 billion Powerball winners in Texas, Missouri took the cash. What we know

Edwin Castro of Altadena, California, who won $2.04 billion Powerball lottery Nov. 7, 2022, opted for the lump sum, which was just shy of $1 billion.

Publix sold Powerball, Mega Millions tickets worth $1 billion: A look back

Publix has sold winning Powerball, Mega Millions tickets nearing $1 billion or more in Neptune Beach and Melbourne Beach, Florida, and Newnan, Georgia

Only 57 movies have ever hit $1 billion at the box office — here they all are

Maverick" and multiple "Jurassic Park" movies, see all the films that made the most money in box office history.

Powerball estimated jackpot at $1.25 billion after no one won grand prize of roughly $1.14 billion

Powerball's jackpot rose to an estimated $1.25 billion — the sixth-largest in its history — after no tickets came up winners of Monday night's grand prize of roughly $1.14 billion.
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