A Michigan man won a nice prize playing the lottery, then used the money to win an even bigger prize. The man bought a $300 Fast Cash ticket, according to the Michigan Lottery.

As the nation awaits the winner of the $600 million Powerball lottery jackpot, someone in California may be $80,000 richer.

The current jackpot is estimated to be worth $526 million, with a cash value of $241 million, according to Powerball.com. The next drawing is on Wednesday, Aug. 13.

A Michigan man used part of a $300 prize to purchase another lottery ticket and ended up winning more than $714,000.

A lucky New York Lottery player from Queens claimed a $100,000 prize after matching four numbers and the Powerball on a ticket with Powerplay, purchased at a deli in Elmhurst. The ticket was for the July 20 Powerball drawing and was sold at Roxy Deli & Grocery,

The six-figure winning ticket was sold prior to Wednesday’s Powerball drawing, according to the release. The Powerball ticket was purchased at the 7-Eleven convenience store/gas station at 4091 Moore Duncan Highway in the Moore area of Spartanburg County, officials said.

A $50,000 Powerball ticket was sold at the Fastop Market in Sevier County, waiting for the winner to claim it.

While there is no shortage of partial Powerball prizes sold in Ohio, like the $1 million ticket sold Aug. 6 at a Seville Circle K, records show that only a handful of winning tickets for full jackpots have been sold here. This includes a hefty cash prize sold in 2024 that remains unclaimed.