Overview
- Friday’s Mega Millions winning numbers were 12-30-36-42-47 with Mega Ball 16 for a $199 million jackpot and a $90.5 million cash option.
- Wednesday’s Powerball numbers were 15-28-57-58-63 with Powerball 23 and a 2X Power Play, for an estimated $105 million jackpot and a $47.4 million cash value.
- The UK Set For Life draw on Jan. 8 produced numbers 13, 17, 26, 29, 46 and Life Ball 04, and one ticket matched all numbers to claim £10,000 a month for 30 years.
- South Africa’s Jan. 9 PowerBall draw (11, 20, 35, 42, 50; PowerBall 07) had no jackpot winner, lifting Tuesday’s prize to an estimated R156 million, with PowerBall Plus at about R29 million.
- The $1.8 billion Christmas Eve Powerball ticket sold in Cabot, Arkansas remains unclaimed within a 180‑day window, and the UK lists several large unclaimed National Lottery prizes under similar deadlines, with operators offering advisory and counselling once wins are validated.