With the help of a Powerball jackpot that reached $1 billion by the end of August, the Arkansas Scholarship Lottery's total revenue and the amount raised for college scholarships for the month both narrowly exceeded figures from the same month in 2024.

Wednesday's Powerball jackpot has reached $1.4 billion, but how does that compare to other lottery prizes? And how much will the winner actually take home?

The Powerball jackpot has swelled to an estimated $1.8 billion, giving players a chance at one of the largest prizes in U.S. lottery history. With the jackpot now the second-largest in the game's history,

The winning lottery ticket was sold from a 76 gas station at 15119 Pacific Ave. S. near the Lake Spanaway Golf Course. Because the ticket was purchased during the Power Play add-on on drawing night, the purchaser's prize money doubled from $1 million into a $2 million prize.

A $2 million Powerball ticket was sold in Tacoma, according to Washington’s Lottery. The winning ticket was purchased for the Wednesday, Sept. 10 drawing at the 76 Rocket gas station, located at 15119 Pacific Avenue South in Tacoma.

The Kansas Lottery says a $2 million Powerball ticket was sold via the Kansas Lottery app and claimed by a player in the Kansas City area.

Gloria Mackenzie was 84 years old when she won the drawing, becoming the oldest Powerball winner in history. It was also the biggest jackpot in Powerball history at the time and Mackenzie opted for the $278 million payment after taxes. Date: December 2013. How many winners? 2. The two winning tickets were purchased in California and Georgia.