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Powerball officials say the jackpot has climbed to an estimated $600 million, making it the largest prize in the game's history and the world's second largest lottery prize.

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The Powerball jackpot has jumped to $550 million, a major climb less than a day after the latest drawing produced no winning ticket. The announcement Thursday by the Multi-State Lottery Association means ticket sales have soared as the frenzy grows for a chance to win the big prize.

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The Powerball jackpot has climbed to $475 million after no tickets matched the winning numbers in the latest drawing. A message early Thursday on Powerball's website says there were no jackpot winners for Wednesday night's drawing.

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The two grand-prize-winning Powerball tickets were sold in Arizona and Missouri, but seven tickets sold in Minnesota qualified as nice consolation prizes State lottery officials say one ticket sold in Minnesota matched all five numbers but not the Powerball. That ticket is worth $1 million.

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The richest Powerball jackpot ever - and the second-largest top prize in U.S. lottery history - has been won. The question now becomes: Who are the lucky winners waking up to new lives as multimillionaires?

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The record Powerball jackpot is now even bigger. Powerball officials say they've boosted the jackpot for Wednesday's drawing to $500 million from the previously posted $425 million.

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The Powerball jackpot has hit a record high payout, and Wednesday's drawing could potentially make someone a whole lot richer.

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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.

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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.

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Lottery officials say someone who played the Powerball in Rhode Island has won the $336.4 million jackpot.

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