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After Mega Millions winner, Powerball jackpot soars. Here's what it's up to – The Patriot Ledger

On the heels of the Mega Millions jackpot that was worth nearly $1 billion, the Powerball drawing tonight is worth quite a bit of cash.
Tonight’s Powerball jackpot (Nov. 17, 2025) is worth an estimated $570 million, according to a release from the Massachusetts Lottery, which added that the cash option on the prize is an estimated $266.9 million.
Nobody won the jackpot on the drawing for Saturday, Nov. 15.
However, one $50,000 prize was won on a ticket sold in Salisbury, Massachusetts, according to the Massachusetts Lottery.
Tonight’s Powerball drawing will be the (31st) since the jackpot was last hit Sept. 6, when tickets sold in Missouri and Texas split a $1.787 billion jackpot.
Do you want to play Powerball today?
Here’s how.
Drawings are held every Monday, Wednesday and Saturday at 10:59 p.m.
You can check the Massachusetts Lottery website, or the Powerball website for the drawing results.
Powerball tickets are $2 each and can be purchased until 9:50 p.m. on the day of a drawing.
The Powerball website states that, “the overall odds of winning a prize are 1 in 24.9. The odds of winning the jackpot are 1 in 292.2 million.”
To play Powerball, you have to buy a ticket for $2. You can do this at a variety of locations, including your local convenience store, gas station, or grocery store. In some states, Powerball tickets can be bought online.
Once you have your ticket, you need to pick six numbers. Five of them will be white balls with numbers from 1 to 69. The red Powerball ranges from 1 to 26. People can also add a “Power Play” for $1, which increases the winning for all non-jackpot prizes.
The “Power Play” multiplier can multiply winnings by: 2X, 3X, 4X, 5X, or 10X.
If you are feeling unlucky or want the computer to do the work for you, the “Quick Pick” option is available, where computer-generated numbers will be printed on a Powerball ticket. To win the jackpot, players must match all five white balls in any order and the red Powerball.
If no one wins the jackpot for a given drawing, the cash prize will continue to tick up.
To win, match one of the nine ways to win:
According to a release, tickets are sold in 45 states, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands.
“More than half of all proceeds from the sale of a Powerball ticket remain in the jurisdiction where the ticket was sold,” the release states. “Since its first drawing in 1992, the Powerball game has helped generate more than $36 billion for good causes supported by U.S. lotteries.”

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Mega Millions win just became the largest jackpot in Georgia’s history. Here's how much – Savannah Morning News

After five months of rollovers, the Mega Millions jackpot finally hit on Friday, and the winning ticket came from Georgia.
A Publix in Newnan sold the lone ticket worth $980 million, the eighth-largest Mega Millions prize on record.
The winner has not been identified. The Georgia Lottery said it typically takes weeks for officials to verify a winning claim.
In a statement, Georgia Lottery president and CEO Gretchen Corbin said the organization is “thrilled to congratulate the largest winner in our state’s history,” noting that ticket sales help fund HOPE and Georgia’s Pre-K programs.
The jackpot-winning quick pick ticket was purchased at Publix, 4000 N. Highway 9 in Newnan. The store will receive a $50,000 commission.
The winner may choose the full $980 million in annual payments over 30 years or a lump sum of about $452.2 million before federal taxes.
Under Georgia Lottery rules, the winner has 180 days from the drawing date. For this ticket, the claim deadline is May 13, 2026, and the prize must be claimed at Georgia Lottery headquarters.
The winning numbers for Nov. 14, 2025, were 1-8-11-12-57, and the Mega Ball was 7.
A second notable prize was reported in Michigan, where a ticket matched five numbers plus the 3X Multiplier for $3 million.
With the jackpot claimed, Mega Millions resets to $50 million for the next drawing on Tuesday, Nov. 18, 2025.
Vanessa Countryman is the Trending Topics Reporter for the Deep South Connect Team Georgia. Email her at Vcountryman@gannett.com.

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Midville player wins a fortune with scratch-off lottery ticket – WRDW

MIDVILLE, Ga. (WRDW/WAGT) – A Midville lottery player won nearly $1 million on a scratch-off ticket last week.
The player won the money on a 50X the Money ticket that was bought at Alan’s Quick Stop, 108 S. Jones St. in Midville.
One lucky person who bought a Mega Millions ticket in metro Atlanta is waking up a whole lot richer.
The prize was $1 million but the player selected the cash option of $809,000.
They claimed their prize on Nov. 13.
Midville is in Burke County.
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Hagerstown, Frederick brothers split $500K in Maryland Lottery prizes – The Herald-Mail

A pair of brothers split $500,000 in lottery winnings, making a dream come true after the Hagerstown brother told Maryland Lottery officials he dreamt the brothers played the lottery.
“That was a good dream,” the younger brother told the Lottery, according to a news release.
After sharing his dream with his older brother, a Frederick resident, “the two decided to play big,” the release states.

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