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No winner: Powerball jackpot rises to $800M

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By Marvin Clemons / Las Vegas Review-Journal

March 23, 2024 - 8:02 pm

Updated March 23, 2024 - 9:35 pm

The winning numbers in the Saturday Powerball were 6-23-25-34-51 and a Powerball of 3.

Nobody won the jackpot.

Five tickets did match the five regular numbers, giving each player a $1 million prize.

The jackpot for Monday grows to $800 million ($384.8 million for the all cash choice).

The next Mega Millions drawing is Tuesday for an estimated $1.1 billion.

The numbers for Friday’s $977 million Mega Millions drawing were 3-8-31-35-44 with a Mega Ball of 16. Nobody won the top prize.

Contact Marvin Clemons at mclemons@reviewjournal.com.

Las Vegas man among death row inmates whose sentences were commuted by Biden

By Will Weissert and Darlene Superville The Associated Press

December 23, 2024 - 4:14 pm

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December 23, 2024 - 2:51 pm

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By Farnoush Amiri and Lisa Mascaro The Associated Press

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The 37-page report by the bipartisan panel includes explicit details of sex-filled parties and vacations that Gaetz, now 42, took part in from 2017 to 2020.

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By Susan Haigh The Associated Press

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No winners for $862M Mega Millions jackpot

By Marvin Clemons / RJ

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