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The Week's Lottery News, In Brief — September 2, 2026

Published Wednesday, September 2, 2026 · 6 stories · Powerball

Time for the weekly clippings. We pulled 6 lottery stories from the wires, trimmed each one to a single sentence, and lined them up below.

This week's stories

Each item below is our one-sentence retelling — follow the source link for the full story.

• A $50,000 Powerball ticket was sold in Kentucky.

  via LEX 18 News → · Powerball · August 31, 2026

• A Hudson Valley resident claimed a million-dollar Powerball prize.

  via NewYorkUpstate.com → · Powerball · September 1, 2026

• Kansas has two unclaimed major Powerball prizes waiting for players.

  via Yahoo → · Powerball · September 1, 2026

• Two New York Powerball players each claimed $50,000 prizes, including one from Upstate New York.

  via Syracuse.com → · Powerball · September 1, 2026

• Two Arizona lottery players claimed significant prizes from Monday's drawings.

  via AZ Family → · Powerball · September 2, 2026

• Florida residents claimed top prizes in Powerball and Mega Millions drawings, including an $803 million prize.

  via Sarasota Herald-Tribune → · Powerball · August 30, 2026

Summaries above are written by The Lab Notebook in our own words; each link opens the source's original reporting in a new tab. For entertainment only.

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