"I had to check it five or six times to make sure," the winner told the N.C. Education Lottery in an Aug. 19 news release. Pearce is a caretaker for his mom, and she was the first to know about his big prize. "She was tickled," said Pearce, who lives in Zebulon, a roughly 20-mile drive east from downtown Raleigh.

A Powerball ticket worth $50,000 was sold for Monday’s lottery drawing at a QuickChek in Middlesex County, lottery officials said. The winner bought the third-prize ticket at the convenience store on Route 130 in the Dayton section of South Brunswick, matching four numbers plus the Powerball.

The largest multi-state lottery drawing of 2025 takes place Monday night as the Powerball jackpot has surpassed the $600 million mark. The estimated grand prize for the drawing on Aug. 18, is worth $605 million with a cash option of $273.4 million.

Bodycam footage from a Florida police officer shows a Kentucky Powerball winner was tased and tackled during his arrest in April.

The Powerball jackpot surged to its biggest amount of the year, reaching an estimated $605 million ahead of Monday night’s drawing. The pot grew after nobody won all six numbers from Saturday night’s drawing. The white balls were 23, 40, 49, 65 and 69. The red Powerball was 23.