They didn’t have all the numbers to hit the historic Powerball jackpot but two people from our area had enough of the numbers to walk away with $2 million dollars in Saturday’s historic Powerball Jackpot drawing.  One is from Raleigh and the other from Spring Lake. Winning Powerball tickets that matched all six numbers were […]

  It’s the largest jackpot ever….  And it’s up for grabs tonight – the $1.5 billion Powerball Jackpot. The record-breaking prize has climbed to an estimated $1.5 billion and is reviewed daily so it could increase before tonight’s drawing if ticket sales continue to exceed expectations. Read more at ABC11       Text “LIGHT” […]

A group of 11 friends in Liberty North Carolina came close to winning the historic Powerball jackpot on Saturday. A customer at Hurricane Jane’s, a bar north of Siler City, suggested that the 11 friends pool their money together and buy $100.00 worth of tickets. The group brought 50 $2.00 ticket and they missed a […]

The January 9, 2016 Powerball winning numbers for the record 900M jackpot are: 32 – 16 – 19 – 57 – 34  Powerball  number 13 SOURCE: usatoday.com   Text “LIGHT” To 37890 for your chance at ticket giveaways and news before anyone else!…Standard Messaging Rates Apply LIKE The Light On Facebook To Keep Up With […]

A few hours before Saturday night’s drawing the Powerball jackpot has now reached $900 million. Because sales breaking previous records, the odds now are growing that someone will win. According to officials with the Multi-State Lottery Association who runs the Powerball game, if no one matches all the numbers, the next drawing is expected to […]

As the Powerball jackpot prize grows to an all-time U.S. record of $700 million, it’s important to remember that all that glitters is not gold.

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    The Powerball jackpot surged to $675 million, the largest total ever, after nobody won the $500 million prize on Wednesday. At $675 million is the largest jackpot in history, well over the previous record of $656 million set in March 2012 Mega Millions jackpot. Wednesday’s numbers were: 47, 2, 62, 63, 11 and […]

The Multi-State Lottery Association raised the Powerball jackpot from $450 million to $500 million hours before the drawing. The reason is because more people across the country are buying a large amount of tickets for a chance at the biggest prize in nearly a year. The current jackpot ranks as the sixth largest offered in […]