News Briefing

The Week's Lottery News, In Brief — October 28, 2026

Published Wednesday, October 28, 2026 · 6 stories · Powerball & Mega Millions

Midweek check-in: we swept the news wires for every game we follow and retold the highlights in plain English. Here is what the lottery world has been talking about, as of October 28, 2026.

This week's stories

One sentence per story, in our own words, with a link to the original reporting if you want the whole picture.

• Aurora's lottery event offers more than 700 complimentary Powerball tickets to participants.

  via Patch → · Powerball · October 27, 2026

• Iowa Lottery released results for Mega Millions and Pick 3 Midday games.

  via The Des Moines Register → · Mega Millions · October 28, 2026

• An Arkansas Powerball player has yet to claim their $200,000 prize.

  via thv11.com → · Powerball · October 26, 2026

• Washington Lottery released results for Mega Millions and Cash Pop on October 27.

  via Kitsap Sun → · Mega Millions · October 28, 2026

• North Carolina Lottery announced the drawn numbers for Mega Millions and Pick 3 Day.

  via The Asheville Citizen Times → · Mega Millions · October 28, 2026

• Rhode Island Lottery announced the drawn numbers for Mega Millions and Numbers Midday.

  via Yahoo → · Mega Millions · October 28, 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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