Lottery News: Mega Millions Jackpot Hits, Powerball Reaches $1 Billion, Michigan Man’s Meltdown
  • 13 December 2025

Lottery News: Mega Millions Jackpot Hits, Powerball Reaches $1 Billion, Michigan Man’s Meltdown

The Mega Millions winner who won a $90 million jackpot in the drawing on December 2 didn't take long to decide how to get his money that would change his life.

A few days after his ticket matched the winning numbers of 17, 25, 26, 53, 60, and the gold Mega Ball 16, a man entered a New Jersey Lottery office, according to Mega Millions.

The winner revealed some intriguing information regarding what had led to his Mega Millions victory, even if he preferred to remain nameless.

"I was up (the night of the drawing). Hoping for something. Then, whomp, a bird hit my window,” the newly minted multimillionaire told lottery officials. “I knew something was coming for me, but I didn’t know just what.”

“I played some of my numbers for Pick-4. Nothing,” the player said, explaining his winless streak prompted him to try his luck on Mega Millions, a jackpot that comes with odds of 1 in 290.47 million.

“I finished work, and I came in and played the Mega and used all of my numbers,” the winner said.

The individual from New Jersey chose the $41.9 million one-time cash option. The payoff was around $24 million after state and federal taxes. 

 

Powerball Reaches $1 Billion

The anticipated $1 billion Powerball prize for tonight has a cash value of $457.7 million. In Powerball history, the jackpot is the seventh-largest.

There hasn't been a jackpot struck in 41 drawings during the current Powerball run. The run will set a new record for the longest Powerball drought if the jackpot isn't won tonight.

Additionally, the streak creates history by being the first consecutive prize of over $1 billion in the history of any US lottery game.

Top Ten Powerball Jackpots

  1. $2.04 Billion – Nov. 7, 2022 – CA
  2. $1.787 Billion – Sept. 6, 2025 – MO, TX
  3. $1.765 Billion – Oct. 11, 2023 – CA
  4. $1.586 Billion – Jan. 13, 2016 – CA, FL, TN
  5. $1.326 Billion – April 6, 2024 – OR
  6. $1.08 Billion – July 19, 2023 – CA
  7. $1 Billion est. – Dec. 13, 2025
  8. $842.4 Million – Jan. 1, 2024 – MI
  9. $768.4 Million – March 27, 2019 – WI
  10. $758.7 Million – Aug. 23, 2017 – MA

 

After a Michigan man's meltdown, Portnoy slings Jackpocket

In order to promote Jackpocket, DraftKings' courier service that enables customers to buy lottery tickets online in 15 states, Washington, DC, and Puerto Rico, Barstool Sports founder Dave Portnoy took a break from his Michigan Man breakdown on X.

In a brief respite from his outbursts about the scandal involving former Michigan football coach Sherrone Moore, Portnoy instructed his 3.7 million X followers on how to win a free Powerball bet for tonight's $1 billion prize.

“It’s jackpot season. We teamed up with Jackpocket, the best way to download lottery tickets right on your phone,” Portnoy said. “I’m paying attention, Powerball, Mega Millions, these jackpots are going to the moon.”

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