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Powerball Jackpot Rises to $113 Million as Winners' Stories Spotlight Charity, Anonymity

Recent claims showcase donations, privacy steps among non-jackpot winners.

Overview

  • After no top-prize ticket in the Sept. 20 drawing (15, 29, 64, 66, 67; Powerball 4; Power Play 2x), the next draw is estimated at $113 million with a $52.5 million cash option.
  • Virginia’s Carrie Edwards said she used ChatGPT to help pick numbers and will donate her $150,000 win from the Sept. 8 drawing to AFTD, Shalom Farms and the Navy-Marine Corps Relief Society.
  • Edwards matched four white balls plus the Powerball, and her $50,000 prize was tripled by the $1 Power Play option.
  • In Illinois, a ticket sold at an Exxon station in Bensenville matched five white balls on Aug. 9 for $1 million, which the claimant received under the pseudonym “Malongo.”
  • The Bensenville Exxon will receive a $10,000 retailer bonus, while Powerball reiterates tickets cost $2, the optional Power Play costs $1 and drawings occur Monday, Wednesday and Saturday at 10:59 p.m. ET.