The Powerball jackpot has grown to $240 million after no one won at Jan. 6 drawing. Here's what time the next drawing is in Arizona and how to play.

A regular South Carolina Education Lottery player got the thrill of winning a big jackpot, and her reaction was caught on video.

A jackpot-winning TAKE 5 ticket worth more than $29,000 was recently sold in New York state, according to lottery officials. The New York Lottery announced one top prize-winning ticket worth $29,444.50 was sold for the evening drawing on Sunday, Jan. 5. It was sold at M&Z Express, located at 969 Bay St., in Rochester.

The Powerball lottery jackpot is $200 million for the drawing on Saturday, Jan. 4. Check your tickets for the winning numbers!

“We know that many people will likely receive tickets to Friday’s drawing as holiday gifts, and what a gift that would turn out to be if you ended up with a ticket worth a $1.15 billion jackpot,” Joshua Johnston, lead director for the Mega Millions Consortium, said in a news release before the jackpot rose again to $1.22 billion.

There’s a laundry list of horror stories about big lottery winners whose golden tickets led to strained family relationships, bankruptcy, prison or even murder.

The Powerball jackpot increased again after it remained unclaimed, but one lucky person won a couple million on Christmas.

A Gaston County woman took a chance on a $1 Cash 5 ticket and won a $100,000 jackpot. Lottery officials say Shelia Autry bought her lucky ticket from Dallas Mini Mart on East Trade Street in Dallas. Her ticket matched all five numbers in Wednesday’s drawing to win the jackpot.