When a retired truck driver purchased $10 in Powerball tickets on a whim during the record jackpot run up, little did he know he would be one number away from winning billions.

Another $1 million Powerball ticket was purchased in Oregon, as the record Powerball jackpot run ended with a single ticket sold in California worth $2.04 billion.

Powerball jackpot dreams are still alive – and the road to a big win includes a player in Oregon with a $1 million dollar winning ticket.

With no jackpot winner this week, Saturday’s Powerball drawing increases to the second largest jackpot in Powerball’s 30-year history – an estimated $800 million.

The Oregon Lottery announced a return of nearly $909 million dollars to the state for the 2022 fiscal year – a return to pre-pandemic levels and 81% year over year growth.

The Oregon Lottery is bringing a Mexican tradition to life with a specially designed Day of the Dead Scratch-it ticket now available.