Mega Millions / Powerball Lottery News

Monday, January 21, 2019

• 9:00 pm – Lawyers seek to depose lottery fraud mastermind in prison.  Lawyers pursuing a class-action lawsuit on behalf of lottery customers nationwide are seeking to interview the jailed insider who allegedly rigged jackpots for himself and others for years.

Sunday, January 20, 2019

• 10:40 am – Bill to allow lottery winners to remain anonymous passes Virginia Senate.  A bill that would allow lottery winners in Virginia to remain anonymous has cleared one hurdle toward becoming a law.
• 12:24 am – Powerball: There was no jackpot winner in the Saturday, January 19, 2019 Powerball drawing, but 1 lucky player from New Jersey matched the first 5 numbers for a $1,000,000 prize.  For the complete rundown of winners by prize category, the drawing video, and all other data about this drawing, see the Powerball Drawing Detail page.

Saturday, January 19, 2019

• 11:04 pm – Powerball:  The Saturday, January 19, 2019 Powerball drawing has taken place, and the results are 05-08-41-65-66, and the Powerball is 20.  The Power Play number is 3.  To see all the ways your ticket can win a prize, please go to the Ways To Win Powerball page, or you can use the Powerball Search page to type the numbers on your ticket and have the USA Mega computer search the past results.  We will announce the number of big winners in this drawing, the states they came from, and the next jackpot within the next couple of hours, here on USA Mega.  Good luck!
• 11:40 am – Mom wins largest individual Powerball in Australian lottery history.  A mom from Sydney won Australia's biggest individual prize in history on Thursday, cashing out with more than AU$107 million (US$76.7 million).
• 7:00 am – Michigan Lottery adds Double Play 2nd-chance option for Fantasy 5, Lotto 47.  A new option being offered by the Michigan Lottery is giving players a second chance to win big and doubles non-jackpot prizes.
• 12:24 am – Mega Millions: There were no jackpot winners and no $1,000,000 winners in the Friday, January 18, 2019 Mega Millions drawing.  For the complete rundown of winners in each of the other prize categories, a list of the California pari-mutuel prize amounts, the drawing video, and all other data about this drawing, see the Mega Millions Drawing Detail page.

Friday, January 18, 2019

• 11:09 pm – Mega Millions:  The Friday, January 18, 2019 Mega Millions drawing has taken place, and the results are 2-43-48-62-64, and the Mega Ball is 24.  The Megaplier number is 3.  To see all the ways your ticket can win a prize, please go to the Ways To Win Mega Millions page, or you can use the Mega Millions Search page to type the numbers on your ticket and have the USA Mega computer search the past results.  We will announce the number of big winners in this drawing, the states they came from, and the next jackpot within the next couple of hours, here on USA Mega.  Good luck!
• 10:40 am – Iowa lottery player wins $1 but is treated like millionaire.  Tyler Heep was not a big winner, but he still wanted the big check.

Thursday, January 17, 2019

• 8:20 pm – CT Lottery all-in on sports betting in state.  The Connecticut Lottery is making a big push to include sports betting across the state.
• 12:06 am – Powerball: There was no jackpot winner in the Wednesday, January 16, 2019 Powerball drawing, but 1 lucky player from Texas matched the first 5 numbers for a $1,000,000 prize.  For the complete rundown of winners by prize category, the drawing video, and all other data about this drawing, see the Powerball Drawing Detail page.