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Powerball lottery tickets are sold at a convenience store, Dec. 22, 2025, in Portland, Ore. (AP Photo/Jenny Kane, File)

Winning ticket for $1 billion Powerball jackpot was sold in Illinois

A Powerball ticket sold in western Illinois has won a $1 billion jackpot. Lottery officials say the ticket that won the jackpot on Wednesday night was purchased at a Hy-Vee gas station in Quincy along the Missouri border.

Powerball lottery tickets are sold at a convenience store, Dec. 22, 2025, in Portland, Ore. (AP Photo/Jenny Kane, File)

Powerball ticket sales begin Tuesday in the United Kingdom

A Powerball play slip is seen at a store, Dec. 17, 2025, in Nashville, Tenn. (AP Photo/George Walker IV, File)

Powerball is going international in an effort to build larger jackpots that draw more players

Peri Cochin, right, founder of "1 Picasso for 100 euros," speaks on the phone with the winner, Ari Hodara of Paris, next to the painting 'Head of a Woman' by Pablo Picasso, painted in 1941, after the raffle draw at Christie's in Paris, Tuesday, April 14, 2026, in support of Alzheimer's research. (AP Photo/Michel Euler)

Raffle winner thrilled to claim a $1 million Picasso with a $117 ticket

Una persona rellena un boleto de lotería el lunes 22 de diciembre de 2025 en Portland, Oregon. (AP Foto/Jenny Kane)

What to know about the Christmas Eve Powerball jackpot in Arkansas worth $1.8 billion

Powerball jackpot is expanding to include players in the UK

The lottery game that has made millionaires in the United States will expand this summer to include players in England, Scotland and other parts of the United Kingdom.

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Numbers drawn for estimated $1.7 billion Powerball jackpot

Lottery players hope for a christmas miracle as Powerball jackpot reaches $1.7 billion

Powerball jackpot soars to $1.7 billion after another night with no big winner

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A person fills out a Powerball lottery ticket on Monday, Dec. 22, 2025, in Portland, Ore. (AP Photo/Jenny Kane)

Christmas Eve winner in Arkansas lands a $1.817 billion Powerball lottery jackpot

A billboard advertising the Powerball lottery is displayed, Monday, Dec. 22, 2025, in Portland, Ore. (AP Photo/Jenny Kane)

Powerball jackpot soars to $1.7 billion after another night with no big winner

Powerball lottery tickets are seen Wednesday, Dec. 17, 2025, in Nashville, Tenn. (AP Photo/George Walker IV)

Powerball jackpot climbs to $1.6 billion, among largest lottery prizes ever in U.S.

A Powerball play slip is seen at a store Wednesday, Dec. 17, 2025, in Nashville, Tenn. (AP Photo/George Walker IV)

What are the 10 largest US lottery jackpots ever won?

Dallas Wings general manager Curt Miller, left, poses for photographers with Jose Fernandez, right, during a news conference introducing Fernandez as the WNBA basketball team's new head coach, Thursday, Nov. 6, 2025, in Dallas. (AP Photo/Julio Cortez)

Dallas Wings win the WNBA draft lottery for the second consecutive season

Mega Millions Lottery play slips are displayed for customers at a convenience store in Chicago, Sunday, April 6, 2025. (AP Photo/Nam Y. Huh, file)

Winning ticket for $980 million jackpot sold in Georgia, Mega Millions says

Mega Millions Lottery play slips are displayed for customers at a convenience store in Chicago, Sunday, April 6, 2025. (AP Photo/Nam Y. Huh, file)

Mega Millions jackpot grows to $965 million for Friday’s drawing

An electronic sign reads $1.8 billion as crowds wait in line to buy lottery tickets at the Bluebird Liquor store in Hawthorne, Calif., on Friday, Sept. 5, 2025. (AP Photo/Damian Dovarganes)

Powerball lottery players in Missouri and Texas to split nearly $1.8 billion jackpot

South Carolina Education Lottery Director, Ernie Passailaigue , right, extends his hand to Monica and Anthony Wilson, of Charlotte, N.C., as he presents them with a check for their Powerball winnings Thursday May 29, 2003, at Red Rocket Fireworks in Fort Mill, S.C. (AP Photo/Mary Ann Chastain, File)

Someone could win $1.8B Powerball jackpot Saturday. Odds are their identity will remain a mystery

Powerball lottery tickets signs are seen at the lottery vending machine in a convenience store in Northbrook, Ill., Wednesday, Sept. 3, 2025.(AP Photo/Nam Y. Huh)

Powerball jackpot jumps to $1.7 billion after another night without a big winner

People walk by a sign during the NBA basketball draft lottery in Chicago, Tuesday, May 16, 2023. (AP Photo/Nam Y. Huh, File)

NBA draft lottery at 40: The AP looks at how each franchise has fared during its history

A lottery ticket vending machine is seen at a convenience store in Chicago, Sunday, April 6, 2025. (AP Photo/Nam Y. Huh)

Mega Millions tickets rise to $5 but lottery promises more giant jackpots

Ishar Gill holds up a copy of the Mega Millions lotto ticket worth an estimated $1.22 billion at his family's store in Cottonwood, Calif., Saturday, Dec. 28, 2024. After three months without anyone winning the top prize in the lottery, the ticket with the winning numbers was drawn Friday night.(AP Photo/Rich Pedroncelli).

Winning ticket for $1.22 billion lottery jackpot sold in California, Mega Millions says

The option to play the $1.15 billion Mega Millions jackpot is seen on a self-serve terminal inside a gas station in Baltimore, Thursday, Dec. 26, 2024. (AP Photo/Stephanie Scarbrough)

Another jackpot surpasses $1 billion. Is this the new normal?

Rob, right, buys a Mega Millions ticket at Rossi's Deli in San Francisco, Thursday, Dec. 26, 2024. (AP Photo/Jeff Chiu)

Friday’s Mega Millions drawing is worth an estimated $1.15 billion, one of the game’s top jackpots

FILE - A Mega Millions wagering slip is held in Cranberry Township, Pa., Jan. 12, 2023. The Mega Millions jackpot has grown again, to at least an estimated $640 million, after there was no winner Friday night, July 14. (AP Photo/Gene J. Puskar, File)

Jackpot for Mega Millions surges past $1B after no numbers match on Christmas Eve drawing

Gambling bill to allow lottery and slots remains stalled in the Alabama Senate

Plaid Pantry President and CEO Jonathan Polonsky leaves a Plaid Pantry convenience store after a news conference on Tuesday, April 9, 2024, in Portland, Ore. A ticket matching all six Powerball numbers in Saturday's $1.3 billion jackpot was sold at the store. (AP Photo/Jenny Kane)

Two days after $1.3 billion Powerball drawing, the winning Oregon ticket holder remains unknown

The Plaid Pantry convenience store that sold a $1.3 billion Powerball jackpot, the eighth-largest lottery prize in U.S. history, is seen in Portland, Ore., on Monday, April 8, 2024. The odds of winning a Powerball drawing are 1 in 292 million. (AP Photo/Claire Rush)

Person comes forward to claim $1.3 billion Powerball jackpot in Oregon

The Plaid Pantry convenience store that sold a $1.3 billion Powerball jackpot, the eighth-largest lottery prize in U.S. history, is seen in Portland, Ore., on Monday, April 8, 2024. The odds of winning a Powerball drawing are 1 in 292 million. (AP Photo/Claire Rush)

Jackpot claimed: What AP knows so far about the $1.3 billion Powerball win

A sign for the Powerball jackpot is displayed at a 7-Eleven, Friday, April 5, 2024, in Portland, Ore. (AP Photo/Jenny Kane)

Winning Powerball jackpot ticket worth $1.3 billion sold in Portland, Oregon

A sign for the Powerball jackpot is displayed at a 7-Eleven, Friday, April 5, 2024, in Portland, Ore. (AP Photo/Jenny Kane)

Before a winner was announced, why was Powerball’s $1.3 billion jackpot drawing delayed?

FILE - Powerball tickets are shown in front of a screen displaying the estimated jackpot, Wednesday, April 3, 2024, in Surfside, Fla. Lottery players will have another shot Saturday night, April 6, 2024, at a Powerball jackpot that has grown to an estimated $1.3 billion after more than three months without a winner. (AP Photo/Wilfredo Lee, File)

Powerball prize climbs to $1.3B ahead of next drawing

FILE - A Powerball lottery ticket is seen inside a convenience store, Monday, April 1, 2024, in Kennesaw, Ga. Powerball will match a record for lottery losing Saturday night, April 6, with a stretch of more than three months without a jackpot winner. (AP Photo/Mike Stewart, FIle)

Powerball jackpot reaches $1.23B as long odds mean lots of losing, just as designed

FILE - A Powerball lottery ticket is dipslayed seen inside a convenience store, Monday, April 1, 2024, in Kennesaw, Ga. An estimated $1.09 billion Powerball jackpot that ranks as the 9th largest in U.S. lottery history will be up for grabs Wednesday night, April 3. (AP Photo/Mike Stewart, FIle)

Powerball jackpot jumps to $1.23 billion after another drawing without a big winner

FILE - A customer purchases five Powerball tickets at a lottery agent, Tuesday, Oct. 10, 2023, in Haverhill, Mass. (AP Photo/Charles Krupa, File)

Powerball jackpot jumps to $975 million after another drawing without a big winner

FILE - A Mega Millions ticket is seen as a person makes a purchase inside a convenience store, Aug. 7, 2023, in Kennesaw, Ga. Someone in New Jersey overcame the odds and won the $1.13 billion Mega Millions jackpot, breaking a winless streak that dated to last December. The numbers drawn Tuesday night, March 26, 2024, were: 7, 11, 22, 29, 38 and the gold Mega Ball 4. (AP Photo/Mike Stewart, File)

Handpicked numbers were the golden ticket to the $1.13B Mega Millions jackpot in New Jersey

FILE - A Mega Millions ticket is seen as a person makes a purchase inside a convenience store, Aug. 7, 2023, in Kennesaw, Ga. Someone in New Jersey overcame the odds and won the $1.13 billion Mega Millions jackpot, breaking a winless streak that dated to last December. The numbers drawn Tuesday night, March 26, 2024, were: 7, 11, 22, 29, 38 and the gold Mega Ball 4. (AP Photo/Mike Stewart, File)

What are the 10 largest US lottery jackpots ever won?

An electronic billboard advertises the Mega Millions and Powerball jackpots, Monday, March 25, 2024, in in Des Moines, Iowa, that when combined amount to nearly $2 billion. It's the first time the two lottery games each have jackpots of $800 million or more. (AP Photo/Scott McFetridge)

Nearly $2 billion is up for grabs as Mega Millions and Powerball jackpots soar

Mega Millions jackpot rises to $1.1 billion after another drawing without a big winner

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