US Lotteries Roll Over; Australia Splits $20M Prize

Lottery players across the United States and Australia are buzzing with excitement after recent drawings delivered significant prizes while major jackpots continue to climb. In the U.S., no one claimed the Powerball jackpot in Wednesday's drawing, pushing the top prize to an estimated $124 million for Saturday, while a $20 million Australian Powerball jackpot was split between two winners on Thursday.

The U.S. Powerball drawing on Wednesday featured winning numbers 15, 28, 57, 58 and 63, with Powerball 23 and a Power Play multiplier of 2x. The jackpot, valued at around $104 million at the time, went unclaimed nationwide, rolling over to the next drawing with a cash option of $56 million. Three third-prize tickets, each worth $50,000, were sold in New Jersey after matching four numbers plus the Powerball. These tickets were purchased at local retailers for the drawing held in 45 states, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands. The odds of securing such a third prize stand at about 1 in 913,129, according to game officials.

Additionally, a second-prize ticket worth $2 million was sold in Delaware for Monday's drawing, matching five numbers but missing the...