The Powerball jackpot has soared to $495million - the eighth highest amount in history - after no one won the grand prize of $448million Wednesday evening.

If there's a winner in Wednesday night's drawing, the IRS will get tens of millions of dollars right off the bat.

The Powerball jackpot on Saturday night was worth $414 million with a cash option of $247.9 million.

It's the biggest Powerball jackpot so far this year.

The drawing is set for 10:59 p.m. EST Saturday.

Mega Millions drawing on Tuesday night was worth $40 million.

The state of South Carolina will also collect $61 million in income taxes from the winner

The winner of the largest ever US jackpot let someone cut in front of them before buying the ticket.

Lottery officials on Monday announced that a South Carolina resident had stepped forward to claim the $1.5-billion US Mega Millions jackpot from last October — the largest jackpot payout to a single winner in U.S. history — but elected to remain anonymous.

The $1.5 billion Mega Millions jackpot was finally claimed in South Carolina Business Insider $1.5 billion lottery winner in S.C. who claims prize weeks short of deadline gave up spot in line before buyin New York Daily News Winner of $1.5B Mega Millions, rec…

The anonymous sole winner of a $1.5 billion U.S. Mega Millions drawing last fall has come forward to claim the jackpot, choosing to collect a record one-time cash sum of more than $877 million, South Carolina's lottery commission said on Monday.

The $1.5B Mega Millions jackpot winner chose to get paid in a lump sum. Here's a breakdown of why that makes sense.

Powerball's jackpot on Saturday was worth $348 million with a cash option of $211.9 million.

If you manage to beat the odds and hit the jackpot in either game, you can expect to pay tens of millions of dollars in taxes right off the bat.

A South Australian father has been revealed to be the lucky winner of the $40million Powerball jackpot on Thursday with winning numbers s 7, 5, 13, 4, 2, 14, 11, and Powerball number 14.

The Division One prize was finally claimed by one lucky Australian after five straight draws failed to find a winner - meaning the prize pool had snowballed for Thursday's draw.

If you hit the jackpot, you can expect to pay 37 percent of your income to the IRS, along with typically ponying up for state taxes.

The person who bought the winning $1.5 billion Mega Millions jackpot ticket from the KC Mart in Simpsonville, South Carolina in October has two months left to claim the prize.

Ticket was sold at KC Mart in Simpsonville Winner of second-biggest prize ever has until 19 April A $1.5bn Mega Millions jackpot, the second-largest lottery prize in US history, has not been claimed, four months after the winning ticket was drawn. Related: We…

Unclaimed $1.5B jackpot mystery: Winner died? Ticket lost? Associated Press SIMPSONVILLE, S.C. (AP) — Nearly everyone in this small South Carolina town has a theory for the city's billion-dollar mystery: Who won the $1.5 billion Mega... View full coverage on …

SIMPSONVILLE, S.C. (AP) — Nearly everyone in this small South Carolina town has a theory for the city's billion-dollar mystery: Who won the $1.5 billion Mega Millions jackpot announced last October?

The recent Powerball jackpot was worth $260 million.

Wednesday night's Powerball jackpot is worth $242 million.

Watch the Powerball results come in live online here.

Saturday's Powerball drawing was worth $224 million.

No jackpot winners in Saturday night's US Powerball Lottery Draw - estimated annuitised $92m jackpot in the next Powerball Draw on Wednesday 19th June. Draw review - https://t.co/95ZS4bYEFG https://t.co/mkxFvkg4mA

RT @PowerballUSA: There were over 500,000 winners in last night's #Powerball draw! One ticket holder received $1 MILLION with another five…

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100k is obviously a score of a lifetime but this kid is getting more airtime than Powerball winners that cash for 100 mil

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What a winner of a weekend! Maryland players won two $50,000 top prizes in Bonus Match 5, one $50,000 prize in Powerball and two Mega Millions prizes of $10,000 and $30,000 in the Friday and Saturday night drawings. https://t.co/ELtbpvXVHz

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Powerball New Year's Rockin' Eve winners announced https://t.co/YQ9MhQiRjY

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RT @jorgevazquez304: 3/27/19 #powerball 2 $3.000.000 millions lucky winners in California #mypowerballprediction

Why aren’t 100 random Soc Sec #’s chosen as winners every time Powerball or MegaMillion lottery reaches a $100 million jackpot, so 100 people get a million dollars every few weeks. I think that would stimulate the economy, make health care affordable and provide retirement!

Every time Powerball or MegaMillion lottery reaches a $100 million jackpot 100 random social security numbers are chosen as winners, so 100 people get a million dollars every few weeks. I think that would stimulate the economy, make health care affordable and provide retirement!

No jackpot winners in Saturday night's US Powerball Lottery Draw - estimated annuitised $66m jackpot in the next Powerball Draw on Wednesday 12th June. Draw review - https://t.co/tz2ATVQBWi https://t.co/A1okXnUKWR

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So you have Powerball, Mega Millions etc. These lotteries jackpots get huge! I fail to understand why they do not create better odds! If the pot is 500 million break it up into five 100 million winners! Whoever operates the lottery system is an idiot!

RT @soulwhisper2016: Opinion: I believe most Americans would be happy just to get a million dollars: I suggest a change in the lottery draw…

Opinion: I believe most Americans would be happy just to get a million dollars: I suggest a change in the lottery drawings:IE powerball starts at 40 million why not have 40 winners instead of one or occasionally 2 :Per million draw that many various numbers and winners : Thought?

RT @ssonnydang1: #Powerball, #Cumberland County, NC , #Charles Jackson Did you know there were not one, but 2 big winners in Cumberland C…

#Powerball, #Cumberland County, NC , #Charles Jackson Did you know there were not one, but 2 big winners in Cumberland County? Charles Jackson won big money and S. Sonny Dang won heart transplant

No jackpot winners in Wednesday night's US Powerball Lottery Draw - estimated annuitised $53m jackpot in the next Powerball Draw on Saturday 8th June . Draw review - https://t.co/ZBoBcN5MN5 https://t.co/qcZmOMmTVe

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The $334.6 million Powerball Jackpot was drawn on Saturday night, and it became the 5th time someone from North Carolina has won. It also means this is now the 1st wealthy person to reside in North Carolina, the previous winners all moved out. #FallonMono #Powerball #jokeoftheday

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RT @DevonTParks: Anybody else think that these big powerball winners are actors? Refuse to believe it’s real unless I win.

RT @WJHG_TV: The ticket holder has 180 days to claim the prize. North Carolina does not allow winners to remain anonymous. https://t.co/cZJ…

The $344.6 million Powerball jackpot has a winner in North Carolina @CNN https://t.co/g14J9PHBc6 Then change your identity because in the states people go after the winners

The ticket holder has 180 days to claim the prize. North Carolina does not allow winners to remain anonymous. https://t.co/cZJ9Dre6zQ

RT @DevonTParks: Anybody else think that these big powerball winners are actors? Refuse to believe it’s real unless I win.

Anybody else think that these big powerball winners are actors? Refuse to believe it’s real unless I win.

Storm The Beach, Blazing Navarone winners in $1.5B Powerball drawing

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