Powerball player misses historic $1.8B jackpot by 1 number — but doesn’t walk away empty-handed

A Powerball player in Virginia missed out on the colossal $1.817 billion jackpot by just one number, but still walked away with a modest $100,000 payout.

When Powerball first reached $1 billion. Look back at the lottery frenzy

Over the years, Powerball and Mega Millions jackpots crossed the elusive billion-dollar mark a whopping 14 times. Only once did it surpass $2 billion.
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