The largest U.S. lottery jackpot ever won was $2.04 billion in November. The winner bought the fortunate Powerball ticket in Southern California. Tickets sold in California and Florida for an Oct. 14 drawing shared the last Mega Millions jackpot of $502 million.The ticket matched four of the five white ball numbers and the Powerball. The ticket's p… Read More

1 ticket purchased in South Carolina matched all 5 numbers except for the Powerball and added the Energy Play worth $2 million. The Powerball jackpot for Saturday, Dec. 24 grew to an estimated $186 million with a money option of $100.1 million, according topowerball.com. There was no winner Monday so the jackpot for Wednesday's drawing will be $215… Read More

If the winner opts for a cash pay-out, they will take house $997.6m in one particular lump sum ahead of taxes. In California, no state taxes are incurred for lottery winnings, but if the winner takes place to reside in a further state, up to eight.82% in state taxes would also apply. This will give the winner time to seek the advice of with a monet… Read More

Even though only 24% is withheld and sent straight to the IRS, our lucky winner will owe a lot more in April of 2023. Since federal earnings tax prices go up to 37%, and the winner is in the major 37% bracket, a further 13%—$129.7 million more in taxes—is due on April 15. Grab your lotto ticket and verify to see if your numbers are the fortunat… Read More

Battle was charged with filing a false police report the following day. As a result of this false report, she was fined $1,000, ordered to execute 50 hours of community service, and required to compensate the police and courts for different charges incurred. Starting in January 1999, jackpot winners have been given the solution to receive their pri… Read More