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One lucky American woke up US$1.3 billion richer on Sunday in the first Powerball lottery win since Jan 1. Despite a three-and-a-half hour delay on Saturday night brought on by “required pre-draw procedures,” a player from Oregon eventually won the eighth largest jackpot in U.S. history.

The U.S. Powerball lottery hit a brand new record on Saturday, offering a $1.4 billion jackpot prize to its lucky winner — if there even is one. A winner has not been picked since July, equivalent to 33 drawings, resulting in the large reward that has accumulated over time. Global’s Jennifer Johnson reports.

Anyone feeling lucky? The prize amount for the famous Powerball lotto jackpot has risen to over one billion dollars U.S.

Excitement for the Wednesday’s $1.5B Powerball jackpot continues to grow, and thousands of Canadians are pouring over the border to try their luck. DeMarco Morgan reports.

Tue, Jan 12: A $1.5 billion jackpot for popular U.S. lottery is drawing cross-border purchases from Canadians. But Canadians need to be wary of U.S. laws as Powerball fever hits north of the border. Mark Carcasole reports.

Wednesday night’s US$1.5 billion jackpot lottery is the biggest in American lottery history. But the chances of winning are slim. Here are five things that are more likely to happen to you than winning the Powerball.

Wed, Jan 13: Stefan Keyes caught up with an Alberta man who braved long lines to pick up hundreds of Powerball tickets.

Winning numbers for the almost $1.6 billion Powerball jackpot are drawn.

There are at least three winning tickets in the record $1.5 billion Powerball jackpot. The winning tickets were sold in Florida, Tennessee, and California. Danielle Nottingham is in Chino Hills where one of the tickets was purchased.

One of the three Powerball jackpot winning tickets was sold at a 7-Eleven in Chino Hills, California and it has residents buzzing over who the winner is. Jasmine Viel reports.

Wed, Jan 13: Mark Carcasole reports from Fort Erie, a border town with a history of gaming.

Maureen Smith and David Kaltschmit describe how they’ve kept their secret as one of the three winners of last month’s $1.6 billion Powerball jackpot.

After three months and 36 consecutive drawings without a winner, the Powerball jackpot has swelled to an estimated US$800 million — the second-largest prize in Powerball’s history.

The California Lottery announced on Tuesday that the winning ticket for the US$2.04-billion Powerball jackpot was sold at Joe’s Service Center in Altadena, Calif. The ticket matched all six numbers: 10, 33, 41, 47, 56 and the Powerball, 10.

The winning $447 million Powerball ticket was sold by the Marietta Liquor and Deli store in Sun City, California. As Joy Benedict reports, Saturday’s jackpot is also a win for the owners of the store as lottery hopefuls flocked to Marietta Liquor to try their luck.

Mavis Wanczyk was presented with a cheque worth over $700 million after coming forward as the single winner of the Powerball lottery sweepstakes in the United States Thursday afternoon.

Mavis Wanczyk of Chicopee, MA says she plans to “hide in her bed” after she was announced Thursday as the single winner of the U.S. Powerball lottery sweepstakes.

Lottery players on Friday and Saturday night will get two shots at record Powerball and Mega Millions jackpots that together top $1 billion after going months without a winner.

Chicago residents dreaming of a massive $570 million Powerball lottery jackpot pondered how they would spend the money if they won.

A Hamilton-area couple is celebrating after receiving their $23-million Lotto 649 winnings Wednesday. Meanwhile, a woman who won the Powerball jackpot in the U.S. is fighting to maintain her anonymity and a Chatham, Ont., couple are fighting each other over $6 million from 649 last year. Mark Carcasole reports.