“We like to go on cruises,” the winner told lottery officials. “This will make it a lot sweeter next time.” It’s not the first time a lucky lottery player has planned for a vacation. Another North Carolina winner hoped to take a Caribbean cruise after he hit the jackpot, McClatchy News reported in May.

A Florida lottery player has more than 115,000 new reasons to smile. Someone matched all five numbers in the evening drawing Thursday, Jan. 9, to win a $116,958.66 jackpot, according to officials at the Florida Lottery. The lucky player scored the windfall on a ticket purchased at the Riverview Food Mart in Riverview, the lottery said.

The Powerball jackpot has grown to $263 million after no one won at Jan. 8 drawing. Here's what time the next drawing is in Arizona and how to play.

The Powerball jackpot rose to $240 million ahead of Wednesday night's drawing. Check here to see if it's your lucky day.

Congrats to two Cash 5 players who win big prizes yesterday! A player with a ticket from Masonboro Country Store on Masonboro Loop Rd. in Wilmington won a $200,757 prize and a player with a ticket from Harris Teeter on Town Center Dr. in Mooresville won $50,000 with Double Play! pic.twitter.com/lgWVhDoRWc

Here are the Mega Millions winning numbers for Tuesday, Jan. 7, 2025: There was no winner so the jackpot will increase to an estimated $77 million with a cash option of $34.1 million for Friday night's drawing. One ticket sold in Michigan matched all five white balls to win $1 million.

Did you play Mega Millions today? Check out the winning numbers for the Jan. 7, 2025 drawing and see if it's your lucky day.

The lottery jackpot was an estimated $240 million with a cash option of $107.4 million for Wednesday night's drawing, according to the Powerball website. The jackpot was last won on Dec. 7 when a New York lottery player won a $256 million Powerball jackpot.

A Powerball ticket sold in California won $67,275, but just missed the $238 million jackpot, lottery officials say. The ticket matched four winning numbers and the Powerball in the drawing Wednesday, Jan. 8, the California Lottery said. In California, lottery prizes are adjusted based on the number of tickets sold and number of winners.