The Powerball lottery jackpot was an estimated $288 million with a cash option of $130.6 million for Saturday night's drawing.

The Powerball jackpot is up to $1 billion million for Wednesday’s drawing, but the lump-sum payout option is less than half of it.

The Powerball jackpot jumped to $1 billion after a drawing Monday failed to produce a winner. According to Powerball, this lottery is one of the top 10 biggest jackpots in Powerball history. The ...

The Powerball jackpot has increased to an estimated $810 million. No winner was announced in Saturday night's drawing.

As Powerball and other major lotteries draw nationwide attention, officials urge participants to engage responsibly. Players must be 18 years or older in most states to purchase tickets. Resources are ...

The Powerball's grand prize climbed to $550 million after there were no winners in Saturday and Monday drawings, an annuitized payout that the lottery declared the "third-largest" jackpot of the year.

The Powerball jackpot is up to $700 million for Wednesday’s drawing, the largest this year and the fifth largest ever.

Kentucky boasts a 5% state tax, which would take $3 million out of the yearly payout or more than $46 million of the lump sum, leaving you with a payout total of $1,103,111,340 ($36,770,378 per ...

You’ll have some tax obligations with the first, immediate payout. After that, taxes won’t come into play until you receive the annual payout in all subsequent years.

So how much can a Powerball or Mega Millions winner in Washington state actually win? It first comes down to whether you take the lottery as a lump sum, or in annual payments.

While you're dreaming of what you would do with all that money – like buying a new house, car, or maybe an island – how much do you really get after taxes? With a jackpot that high, it's safe ...

People showed up at convenience stores, groceries and gas stations around the country to snatch up lottery tickets for a chance at Monday night’s massive $1 billion Powerball jackpot.