The Powerball jackpot increased once again when it remained unclaimed after Wednesday's drawing, but the New Year's first lotto pull still proved to be lucky for some. On Wednesday, the jackpot was ...

Feeling lucky? In just a few weeks, Powerball lottery jackpot jumped from $20 million to $178 million with an $80.7 million one-time lump sum payout.

Two Powerball tickets sold in Arizona and North Carolina won $1 million each, but just missed the $181 million jackpot, lottery officials say. The tickets matched five winning Powerball numbers, but ...