Paul Corcoran of Fitchburg, Massachusetts took home $2 million after accidentally purchasing an extra Powerball ticket last week.

“At the time, I never thought I’d win another top prize,” he told lottery officials. “Years later, I’m back again.” The man bought his most recent top-prize ticket at a gas station in Clements, according to lottery officials. He first grabbed some scratch-offs for $1 each, winning $20.

With her winnings, the lucky winner plans to start college funds for her grandchildren, make home repairs and take her family to Disney.

CLEVELAND, Ohio — The Powerball jackpot is an estimated $288 million for the drawing on Saturday, July 19, 2025, the top lottery prize this weekend. Saturday’s Classic Lotto jackpot is $5.4 million. The Mega Millions jackpot for Friday, July 18 is $100 million.

One lottery player in Arkansas took home $50,000 — twice. The man from Pulaski County has never won more than $100 from a lottery ticket, but the month of July landed him huge prizes from $20 scratch-off tickets, lottery officials said in a June 16 news release.

Winning the lottery can send your heart racing, so John Watson may have gotten lucky twice when he won after having heart surgery. Watson took a chance on the 5 Times Lucky game that launched July 1, and he became the first person to win its top prize, according to the North Carolina Education Lottery.

The man said his wife gave a “big old hug” after he showed her the winning ticket, according to lottery officials.

A man in Massachusetts claimed two prizes collectively worth $2 million after his two tickets won money in the same Powerball drawing earlier this month.

I saw Ohio has a lot of winners and big top prizes,” she told lottery officials. “I said, ‘I’m going to hit big.’”

An odd pairing of Tylenol PM and whiskey is being blamed for a store worker helping himself to $6,900 worth of lottery tickets on the shelves, according to Florida investigators. That explanation did not prevent him from being arrested, however, the Marion County Sheriff’s Office said in a news release.

Eaton fire victims in Altadena are confronting decisions about whether to rebuild or sell. Prices are falling as available lots fill up the market, agents say.