Everyone dreams of winning the lottery and living the life of luxury.
But what are actually the odds of winning the that big lottery prize? According to NBC, the odds in any lottery are about one in 300 million. The old saying that you have a better chance of getting struck by lightning than winning the lottery are actually true. You have a less than one million chance of getting struck, according to the Centers for Disease Control. 
This is some hope though for regular folks, as a very large winning lottery ticket was purchased in New York Wednesday.
The New York Post reports that an unidentified customer bought a winning $16.3 million lottery ticket at the Westside Market Place on 11th Avenue and West 55th Street in Manhattan.
Of course, $16.3 million is still a far cry from some of the biggest winners in state history. Remember this story from September 2020? That massive lottery winner came forward to claim their prize, though though they chose to remain anonymous, according to sources.
The New York Lottery has said in a press release that the $94.8 million Powerball jackpot was claimed by a man from Malta, NY.
The NY Lotto says that the mystery winner selected a lump-sum payment of $50,868,332, after required withholdings. The Daily Gazette is reporting that the winning ticket for the September 16, 2020 drawing was purchased at the Minogue’s Beverage Centers on Route 9 in Malta
And while this is a quite a huge amount of cash, this wasn't even the largest jackpot in New York state history.
A Mega Millions ticket for $437 million dollars was split between 23 anonymous co-workers in Brookville, Long Island, in February 2019. Factor in taxes, it comes to $176 million. Then, when you split it between all the winners, it's still almost $7.7 million per person.

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The Mississippi Lottery offers several draw games for those aiming to win big. Here’s a look at Nov. 2, 2025, results for each game:
13-20-27-30-35
Check Mississippi Match 5 payouts and previous drawings here.
Midday: 6-1-6, FB: 6
Evening: 4-6-5, FB: 2
Check Cash 3 payouts and previous drawings here.
Midday: 2-0-4-6, FB: 6
Evening: 8-3-9-5, FB: 2
Check Cash 4 payouts and previous drawings here.
Midday: 03
Evening: 12
Check Cash Pop payouts and previous drawings here.
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Winnings of $599 or less can be claimed at any authorized Mississippi Lottery retailer.
Prizes between $600 and $99,999, may be claimed at the Mississippi Lottery Headquarters or by mail. Mississippi Lottery Winner Claim form, proper identification (ID) and the original ticket must be provided for all claims of $600 or more. If mailing, send required documentation to:
Mississippi Lottery Corporation
P.O. Box 321462
Flowood, MS
39232
If your prize is $100,000 or more, the claim must be made in person at the Mississippi Lottery headquarters. Please bring identification, such as a government-issued photo ID and a Social Security card to verify your identity. Winners of large prizes may also have the option of setting up electronic funds transfer (EFT) for direct deposits into a bank account.
Mississippi Lottery Headquarters
1080 River Oaks Drive, Bldg. B-100
Flowood, MS
39232
Mississippi Lottery prizes must be claimed within 180 days of the drawing date. For detailed instructions and necessary forms, please visit the Mississippi Lottery claim page.
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On Sept. 3, someone might win the $1.43 billion Powerball jackpot. It might even be you!
But it almost certainly won’t be.
The odds against winning the top prize on these lotteries are, as you’ve been told again and again and again, astronomical. Experts say, often, that you’re more likely to be bitten by a shark or struck by lightning than win the lottery.
However, since Florida is the shark bite capital of the world and the lightning capital of the U.S., we like those odds.
And since many people have difficulty really understanding big numbers, many of us default to thinking of lottery odds as 50/50: we won or we didn’t. And after all, someone has to win sometime. It might be you after all!
So how can you improve those ridiculous odds so you can afford your private island? What are the magic tricks and secret strategies to score life-changing amounts of cash? Here you go, and don’t tell anyone else.
That’s it, really.
Sort of? But not really.
“The only way to really increase the odds of winning any lottery is to buy more tickets. The more tickets you buy, the more chances you have to win,” said Nicholas Kapoor, Professor of Mathematics at Fairfield University in Connecticut.
Technically, buying more tickets does increase your odds. But the odds are so incredibly against you that picking up 10 tickets instead of five on a Wednesday night makes very little difference.
To put that in the proper perspective — since shark bites and lightning are too commonplace in these parts — there were about 290.8 million vehicles registered to drivers in the United States as of September 2022, according to job site Zippia.
Playing the lottery is like trying to guess which one specific car, truck, SUV, or van, whether driving or parked or abandoned somewhere across all 50 states (including Alaska and Hawaii), has a sack of money hidden in the glove compartment.
With numbers like that, guessing 10, 100, or even 100,000 individual vehicles to try to find the right one doesn’t make getting the cash much more likely.
That’s about the same odds as winning the Mega Millions jackpot. The odds of winning the Powerball jackpot are slightly worse than that.
There are plenty of tips to increase your chances, but they don’t help.
“I’ve seen it all and those tips are usually technically true but useless, or are just not true,” said Larry Lesser, a math professor at the University of Texas at El Paso who maintains a website on lottery literacy and has even written a parody version of Kenny Rogers hit song “The Gambler” to illustrate his point. “Contrary to scams’ claims, there are NO strategies to increase a ticket’s chance of winning a share of the jackpot,” he said.
What you can do, however, is increase the odds that if you do win, you get to keep more of the money.
Here, you can make a difference.
If you win the Powerball, Mega Millions or Florida Lotto, you have to split your new wealth with anyone else who picked the same numbers. So, pick numbers other people aren’t as likely to choose to increase the chances that if you do win, you’ll be the only one showing up for the big check.
Nope. While it can sometimes seem that certain places such as Publix and 7-Eleven seem to pay off more than others, it’s because they sell more tickets, according to Harvard statistics professor Mark Glickman.
“There is no pattern,” Glickman said. “It’s entirely random.”
You can find patterns in winning numbers, of course, since humans can find patterns in anything, but they won’t help you predict future winning numbers in the slightest.
Sure. Just go in with your eyes open, don’t spend more than you can easily afford to lose, and don’t make financial or retirement plans based on your surefire numbers. The fun of playing and speculating what you’d do with your newfound wealth is worth a few or 20 bucks to a lot of people, so why not?
It’s cheap to buy a dream. Even a temporary one.
Contributing: Jessica Guynn, USA TODAY
(This story was updated to add new information.)

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The Powerball jackpot is an estimated $1.8 billion! Here’s how you can try to win the second-highest jackpot in Powerball history.
With the jackpot historically high, it’s no wonder everyone wants to get their hands on a winning ticket, but to do that, you’ll first have to figure out how to play the lottery. Luckily, Powerball is sold across the majority of states, in grocery stores, gas stations and even online.
If you’re looking to play, keep in mind the odds of winning the jackpot are 1 in 292.2 million.
Here’s what you need to know about where and how you can buy a Powerball ticket.
Everyone wants to be a billionaire, but you’ll have to be old enough to gamble in your state legally.
In a majority of states, you have to be 18 or older to purchase a lottery ticket. However, in the following states, you have to be a bit older to purchase or redeem lottery tickets:
Check your state’s laws to see whether you are eligible to play the lottery.
Now that you’ve made sure you’re of gambling age, you’re ready to buy your ticket!
You can purchase your ticket at a grocery store, convenience store or gas station, depending on your location. Some airport terminals may also sell them.
You can also order tickets online throughJackpocket, the official digital lottery courier of the USA TODAY Network, in these U.S. states and territories: Arizona, Arkansas, Colorado, Idaho, Maine, Massachusetts, Minnesota, Montana, Nebraska, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Oregon, Puerto Rico, Washington D.C., and West Virginia. The Jackpocket app allows you to pick your lottery game and numbers, place your order, see your ticket and collect your winnings all using your phone or home computer. 
If you’re buying your ticket in person, you can ask for a “Quick Pick,” where a computer will generate numbers for you. If you’re feeling extra lucky, you can pick the numbers yourself.
The cashier will ask you if you’re interested in “Power Play.” The option costs an extra $1, but will multiply any winnings that aren’t the jackpot by a factor of 2, 3, 4, 5 or 10.
If you are choosing your own numbers, select five numbers between one and 69 for the white balls, then choose a single number between one and 26 for the red Powerball.
Once you purchase your Powerball ticket, the cashier will hand you a slip of paper with numbers that either you chose or that were computer-generated and printed on it.
Powerball tickets cost $2 per play, plus an extra $1 if you choose to bundle it with Power Play for a total of $3.
You can also buy multiple plays or tickets at a time.
Once you purchase a Powerball ticket, it becomes a waiting game until the next drawing.
Drawings take place on Monday, Wednesday and Saturday just after 11 p.m. ET.
The drawings can be watched on the Powerball website, and clips can be rewatched on the Powerball’s YouTube channel.
The winning numbers will be available on Powerball’s website, along with the updated jackpot.
The next drawing is set to take place on Saturday, Sept. 6 at 11 p.m. ET.
The jackpot for the next drawing on Sept. 6 stood at an estimated $1.8 billion, as of Friday afternoon, Sept. 5.
If nobody wins the Powerball jackpot on Saturday, the jackpot will be raised once again, and people interested in playing will have to buy new lottery tickets for Monday.
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The Connecticut Lottery offers several draw games for those willing to make a bet to win big.
Those who want to play in Connecticut can enter the CT Lotto, Lucky for Life and Cash 5 games as well as play the national Powerball and Mega Millions games. There are also two drawings a day for the Play 3 with Wild Ball and Play 4 with Wild Ball games.
Drawings are held at regular days and times, check the end of this story to see the schedule. Here’s a look at Sunday, Nov. 2, 2025 results for each game:
08-14-19-25-38, Lucky Ball: 15
Check Lucky For Life payouts and previous drawings here.
01-05-11-13-18
Check Cash 5 payouts and previous drawings here.
Day: 6-3-7, WB: 6
Night: 4-7-0, WB: 8
Check Play3 payouts and previous drawings here.
Day: 2-3-6-0, WB: 4
Night: 2-1-6-6, WB: 6
Check Play4 payouts and previous drawings here.
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Connecticut Lottery prizes up to $599 can be easily claimed at any authorized CT Lottery Retailer without additional forms or documentation or by mail. For prizes between $600 and $5,000, winners have the option to claim by mail or in person at any CT Lottery High-Tier Claim Center or CT Lottery Headquarters. For prizes between $5,001 and $49,999, winnings must be claimed in person at the Connecticut Lottery headquarters or by mail. All prizes over $50,000 must be claimed in person at CT Lottery Headquarters. Winners are required to bring a government-issued photo ID and their Social Security card.
CT Lottery Claims Dept.
15 Sterling Drive
Wallingford, CT 06492
For additional details, including locations of High-Tier Claim Centers, visit the Connecticut Lottery’s claim information page.
This results page was generated automatically using information from TinBu and a template written and reviewed by a Connecticut editor. You can send feedback using this form.

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Mega Millions jackpot reaches $800M after Halloween draw  WWLP
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3 Europeans engineered $95M Texas Lotto win with over 25M tickets  NewsNation
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INDIANAPOLIS — Powerball players in Indianapolis should check their tickets!
The Hoosier Lottery says a winning Powerball ticket worth $50,000 was sold at the Speedway gas station located at 6201 North Keystone Avenue on the north side of Indianapolis for Saturday night’s drawing. 
The ticket correctly matched four out of the five numbers as well as the Powerball. 
The winning Powerball numbers for Saturday, Nov. 1 are 2-26-43-44-62 with a Powerball of 22. 
Anyone in possession of the winning ticket is reminded to make sure it is in a safe and secure place and to consider meeting with a financial advisor immediately. Winners can also contact Hoosier Lottery customer service at 1-800-955-6886 for specific instructions on how to claim winnings. 
The Powerball jackpot for Monday, Nov. 3 is estimated at $419 million. Overall Powerball odds are 1 in 25.
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