Lottery officials say nobody has won the Powerball jackpot and the top prize will now increase to about $425 million for the next drawing, the largest jackpot ever for the game.
The jackpot for Powerball's Saturday drawing has climbed to $325 million, the fourth-largest in the game's history. A single winner's cash payout would be nearly $213 million before taxes.
A retired veteran from Wells has claimed a winning lottery ticket worth nearly $1.3 million. Benjamin Ramos Sr. matched all five numbers for the Feb. 10 drawing of Gopher 5.
Someone bought a $2.61 million winning lottery ticket in north central Minnesota. The Minnesota State Lottery reports the Hot Lotto ticket was bought in Itasca County Saturday.
The Minnesota State Lottery is taking ticket sales online in hopes of boosting play among a wired younger generation who may not be interested in traditional paper tickets.
The Minnesota State Lottery says the two $1 million winning raffle tickets were sold in Stearns and Hennepin counties. The raffle drawing was held on Saturday.