The lottery jackpot was an estimated $45 million with a cash option of $21 million for Saturday night's drawing, according to the Powerball website. The jackpot was last won on Dec. 7 when a New York lottery player won a $256 million Powerball jackpot.

The New York Lottery announced that the two winning tickets for the Dec. 11 drawing matched four white balls and the red Powerball. One prize-winning ticket each was sold at Tops Markets, located at 345 Amherst St., in Buffalo, and at Wegmans, located at 7952 Brewerton Rd., in Cicero.

A Powerball ticket sold in California won $41,761 but just missed the $48 million jackpot, lottery officials say. The ticket matched four winning numbers and the Powerball in the drawing Saturday, Dec. 14, the California Lottery said.

A New York City lottery player won the Powerball Saturday night. One ticket sold in the Empire State matched all six balls to win the estimated $256 million jackpot, according to the Powerball website.

The Powerball jackpot has a winner from Dec. 7's drawing, but Mega Millions is still climbing. The latest winning numbers and when you can play next.

A Powerball player in New York has the winning ticket in Saturday's drawing, the game announced Sunday. The player has the option to take either the annuitized prize of $256 million or a lump sum payment of $123.5 million.

The tickets matched five winning numbers, but not the Mega Ball, in the drawing Friday, Dec. 13, the national Mega Millions site said. Tickets sold in Massachusetts and New York each won $1 million, the lottery said.

The Mega Millions jackpot has gone unclaimed since Sept. 10, when a Texas player hit the $810 million grand prize, lottery officials said. What to know about Mega Millions. To sco