Jackpots Reach Millions
Powerball Jackpots Roll To $440 Million While Canadian Lotto Max Hits $70 Million
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The previous Powerball jackpot was won on Aug. 12 by a player in Illinois, who claimed an estimated $1.04 billion prize; the jackpot then reset to $20 million.
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The Lotto Max draw also produced regional prizes beyond the Richmond Hill second-tier win: three $100,000 Maxplus tickets were sold in Brantford, Elgin County and Simcoe County, and a $100,000 Encore ticket was sold in Brampton. No Maxmillions prizes were awarded.
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In Arkansas, the Sept. 28 Powerball drawing also paid out one $100 Match 4 prize, one $300 Match 4 plus Power Play prize and two $100 Match 3 plus Powerball prizes. The article says Arkansas applies a 3.9% state tax and that federal tax is 24% on lottery winnings.
No ticket won the Powerball jackpot in the September 30 drawing, pushing the top prize to an estimated $440 million for Saturday, October 3, according to Visalia Times Delta. The cash option stands at $183.1 million. A single Texas ticket matched five white balls to win $1 million, while smaller prizes were claimed across multiple states.
In Canada, Lotto Max climbed to $70 million after no one won the top prize in the latest draw, Burlington Free Press reported. Secondary prizes included a $111,209.90 second-tier win in Richmond Hill, plus three $100,000 Maxplus tickets sold in Ontario communities and one $100,000 Encore ticket in Brampton.
Texas Jackpot Miss Fuels Prize Growth
The Powerball jackpot keeps climbing after rolling for a third consecutive draw with no top-prize winner, Norwich Bulletin confirmed. Wednesday's drawing produced 67,751 winning tickets across all prize tiers. The last time someone won the Powerball jackpot was August 12, when an Illinois player claimed $1.04 billion and reset the prize pool to $20 million.
Beyond the Texas $1 million winner, the September 28 drawing awarded $2 million to a Puerto Rico ticket and $1 million each to players in Illinois, North Carolina and New York, Record Net reported. Arkansas also saw multiple wins: one $300 Match 4 prize with Power Play and two $100 Match 3 plus Powerball prizes.
Maryland Player Wins $100,000 Prize
A 7-Eleven customer in Prince George's County, Maryland won $100,000 by matching four white balls and the Powerball, The MoCo Show reported. The player added the $1 Power Play option, which can multiply non-jackpot prizes by two, three, four, five or ten times their value depending on the draw.
Canada's Lotto Max Spreads Regional Winnings
While Lotto Max's $70 million jackpot went unclaimed, Ontario retailers sold winning tickets across multiple communities. Brantford, Elgin County and Simcoe County each sold $100,000 Maxplus tickets. Brampton added a $100,000 Encore prize winner. No Maxmillions side-jackpots were awarded in this draw.
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