Speaking of a Christmas miracle, a winning Powerball ticket worth $50,000 was sold in Connecticut for the December 25 drawing, according to the CT Lottery.
The winning numbers for the Christmas Day drawing are 15-26-27-30-35, with a Powerball of 3, according to the CT Lottery. The lucky ticket matched four of the five numbers along with the Powerball, but did not have the Power Play.
A ticket sold in New Jersey contained five matching numbers plus the Power Play, worth $2,000,000, according to Powerball’s website. There was no jackpot winner for the December 25 drawing, increasing the jackpot prize to $145,000,000.
The Mega Millions jackpot rises above $1 billion after no numbers matched in the Christmas Eve drawing
The Mega Millions prize rose to $1.15 billion after no one took home the jackpot prize for the Christmas Eve drawing, according to their website. The next draw is Friday.