US Powerball News

September 18, 2014, has come and gone. For most of us, the 17th was the all-important Wednesday US Powerball lottery draw. But for one person out there, the 18th was worth $1 million. Guess this will be a mystery that’ll never be solved – who exactly was the holder of the missing US Powerball ticket? And why didn’t he or she claim the prize!?

What do you think happened to the lottery ticket?
On the 18th of September, 2013, mysterious Mr. (or Ms./Mrs.) X bought a US Powerball lottery ticket in New Jersey, at the Convenience Express store. Lucky numbers 7, 10, 22, 32, 35 and Powerball 19 were the winning numbers. The ticket in question won the $1 million prize, but the prize was never claimed. Winners have one year to claim their prize – time has been ticking away for the past year and a little more than two weeks ago it finally and sadly run out for this lucky, but ultimately unlucky person.

We can think of a few different scenarios of what may have happened here. For example:

• He or she lost the ticket. Big oops! This is most likely what happened, and it can happen to the best of us, so this is why you have safeguard those tickets!
• Mystery person didn’t realize the ticket was a winner. Possible, but less likely with all the media hype around the lotto.
• Forgot about the ticket. Sure, we forget things all the time.
• The dog ate it, it blew away, it got wet, et cetera.

In the end, the explanation of what happened is not the most important thing. Point is that you have to look after your lottery ticket! Lock it away, file it, hide it in your mattress – or play US Powerball online, here at US-Powerball.com, in which case all this will be taken care of automatically! Do whatever it takes to keep it safe. After all, it could be worth a lot of money! $1 million, $100 million, or possibly even more!

$70 million at stake in Wednesday night’s Powerball draw!
After two rollovers, the jackpot in our favorite lottery has moved up to $70 million – definitely a prize that is worthy of your attention! Make sure you buy your Powerball tickets in the next 24 hours, so you actually have the chance of winning the jackpot or one of the many secondary prizes!

UK players – take a shot, too! Obviously, you don’t have to leave your house – you can play from the comfort of your own house, sofa even! The excitement is still the same, and the same goes for the joy you’ll feel when you win a gigantic Powerball prize!

California isn’t called the Golden State for nothing – to underline this fact, last week one lucky Californian hit gold big time! Just by buying a ticket for the US Powerball lottery, this lucky player became $228.4 million richer! Imagine the feeling of checking your numbers, double-checking and triple-checking them, finally realizing you have a perfect match and won a jackpot of literally hundreds of millions! One lucky player got to experience that incredible feeling last week, after the September 24th US Powerball draw results were revealed!

How the US Powerball winner turned $30 into $228.4 million!
Vinh Nguyen works at Nail Resort in San Manteo as a nail salon technician. He’s been playing the Powerball lotto for the last five years, using the tips he receives to buy his tickets. For the latest draw, he scraped his tips together and bought fifteen Powerball tickets at Dehoff’s Key Market, a family run store chain in the same mall as the nail salon he works for. This $30 purchase changed his life forever and simultaneously created the latest lotto multi-millionaire.

Random numbers can be winning numbers!
One of his tickets, with numbers 7, 14, 21, 24, 41 and Powerball 26, turned out to be the golden ticket. He sure hit the proverbial ‘nail on the head’ with these numbers! Nguyen didn’t even use the Quick Pick or played his lucky numbers. He claims that he just went with any random numbers that popped into his head. The best thing of all: since there was only one winning ticket, he doesn’t even have to share the gigantic $228.4 million prize!

‘Ordinary Vinh’
Nguyen came forward as the jackpot winner on Thursday afternoon, but wants to stay out of the media spotlight. Other than the fact that he ‘just wants to be an ordinary guy’, not much more than what we already told you is known about Vinh Nguyen. He opted for the annuity payment, so he’ll receive the full, taxable amount of $228.4 million over a thirty year span.
Key Market owners, Jack and Nancy Dehoff, earned $1 million for selling the winning Powerball ticket. Winners everywhere!

US Powerball is for UK players, too!
UK players, instant riches could be yours as well! It doesn’t matter where you are – you can buy your US Powerball tickets online and stand a chance of winning one of the most exciting lotteries in the world! This latest huge Powerball jackpot was the fifth $100 million plus jackpot of 2014 – and we guarantee you it will not be the last! Do yourself a favor and start playing to become the first British Powerball lottery winner!

On March 23rd, 2013, Salvatore Cambria believed he was throwing away a worthless Powerball ticket.  Unfortunately, that ticket turned out to be one of the $1 million winners.  Cambria, from Suffern, New York, purchased three Powerball tickets with Erick Onyango at a 7-11 station near Mahwah, New Jersey.  After the $338 million Powerball draw took place, the friends spoke on the phone to confirm they had not won.  However, now the two have filed suit against the New Jersey Lottery Commission stating that they did not update their website after the draw.  They claim that if the website had been updated in a timely fashion, they would never have thrown away the ticket.

Winning Numbers Not Reflected on NJ Website
Onyango says that he checked the number on his iPhone and the dates were very small.  The winning numbers for the previous draw were listed so they believed they did not win.  Now the men are suing the New Jersey Lottery Commission for the amount of the Powerball ticket – $1 million.  The men matched all 5 regular numbers but did not match the Powerball number.  The suit was filed in Trenton, New Jersey. The men claim that the winning ticket was the 2^nd ticket purchased out of the three which all have successive serial numbers.  Onyango kept the other tickets as proof that they purchased the winning ticket.

Cambria stated that the lottery commission officials told him that if he could bring the tickets that were purchased after and before the winning ticket, he would be able to claim the prize.  The lottery commission has not yet ruled against this claim but Cambria said that the decision was taking longer than expected so he decided to hire an attorney just in case. Cambria says that everyone knows he won including the commission and the owner of the 7-11 so he is not worried about providing proof.  The lawyer for the two men, Edward Logan said that this was an unusual case.  Logan says it is like they have the bread for a sandwich but they do not have the meat.  However, Logan is confident that they have sufficient proof that they purchased the ticket.

Powerball Winners are Regulars at New Jersey 7-11
In addition to the $1 million Powerball prize, the men are also suing for the costs and fees of their attorney.  The 7-11 owner Bob Patel says that the winning lottery ticket was a big story at his store and it was the first big win since the station opened in 2010.  Patel goes on to say that he will be happy when the men get their prize.  Cambria is a regular customer at the shop and if he receives the winnings, the 7-11 will get a payment from the lottery commission for selling the winning ticket.  Judith Drucker who is a spokesperson for the New Jersey Lottery Commission said they would give the shop $500 but she failed to comment on the pending litigation.

A Queen’s Ransom – or just a very generous Powerball jackpot – Awaits a Lucky Winner in the US Powerball!

The world’s favourite online lottery operator brings you tidings from across the Atlantic: the US Powerball jackpot has rolled over to an astonishing £131.62 million. The June 4^th draw lucky numbers were: 1-7-10-22-49 and Powerball #24. Since there were no jackpot winners, the jackpot rolled over once again. The current jackpot total is listed as $221 million – which in our local currency equates to £131.62 million. Players who prefer the cash value payout will be delighted with the $132.1 million payday – which is a rather nifty £78.67 million.

UK Players Invited to Play the US Powerball

The US Powerball is indeed a marvel to behold. With millions of players participating, the Powerball jackpot prize pool is simply immense. The June 4^th draw resulted in several big winners being crowned. These include Match 5 Winners Power Play $2 million (£1.19 million) from PA and Match 5 Winners $1 million (£600,000) from NY. There were also some 739,295 winners across the board in the latest US Powerball lottery draw.

More good news is that since no jackpot winners were crowned, the current estimated jackpot is bigger and ready to pop. UK players are increasingly focusing their attention on this multi-million-pound lottery game. TheLotter makes it possible for players to purchase tickets right here in the United Kingdom – that’s how easy it is to play the US Powerball Lottery. The beauty of this lottery game is that any lucky 6 numbers can win – you simply need to be in it to win it!

It was a great weekend for the US Powerball lottery, and for American lotteries in general. Not just did the Powerball jackpot rise from $80 million to $90 million, all other big jackpots that are currently awaiting winners increased over the weekend: Mega Millions to $121 million, California SuperLotto to $64 million and the Florida Lotto to $45 million! Although we’re obviously firm US Powerball believers and supporters, we didn’t want to leave this fact unmentioned!

Second place prize winner from Connecticut
Saturday, May 10th, proved to be a lucky day for a Connecticut resident. Why? Because this person matched the five regular numbers in the US Powerball lottery and won the $1 million prize, accordingly! Of course, you could say ‘but he missed the $80 million jackpot’, but that is not how we want to look at winning the second place prize, or any Powerball prize for that matter! In our eyes, the second place prize is a BIG win, and not an amount you receive for not guessing the Powerball number when you matched the five regular numbers. Besides, $1 million is a helluva prize, don’t you agree? We are sure our Connecticut winner fully agrees with us! For an overview of the winning numbers in this 38th draw of the year. check the draw results.

Powerball jackpot on its way to become world’s biggest jackpot
While the Mega Millions jackpot of $121 million is currently the biggest jackpot in the world, the Powerball jackpot is not far behind. And all of us know, that after the $90 million amount has been reached, Powerball jackpot jumps get a lot bigger! So if the jackpots in both lotteries continue to roll over for the next couple of draws, it is only a matter of time until the US Powerball lottery will claim the number one spot on the list of biggest jackpots in the world! In the meantime, make sure to get your Powerball tickets for Wednesday’s upcoming draw: $90 million could just be waiting for you!

‘I’m from the UK, can I play US Powerball online?’
Lottery fans from all over the world, welcome! Feel free to play the US Powerball lottery through this site. If you’re a UK resident, US-Powerball.com is your channel to play and win in the US Powerball lottery – the biggest lottery the world has to offer!