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Powerball jackpot reaches $1.23B as long odds mean lots of losing, just as designed

Powerball is about to match a record for lottery drawings with a stretch of more than three months without a jackpot winner. It’s that string of futility that has enabled Powerball’s top prize to reach $1.23 billion for the next drawing Saturday night.

It’s that string of futility that has enabled Powerball’s top prize to reach $1.23 billion, the 8th largest in U.S. lottery history. And it’s a sign that the game is operating exactly as designed, with long odds creating a massive jackpot that entices people to drop $2 on a ticket.

It means no one should ever expect to match all six numbers and hit it rich, though it’s likely someone eventually will.

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The last time someone won the Powerball jackpot was on New Year’s Day, when a player in Michigan hit an $842.4 million jackpot.

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Tempted by $1.9 billion? Here is how to play Powerball ahead of Monday night’s drawing

A record-shattering $1.9 billion jackpot is tempting those who normally pass on playing the lotter. Here is how to play Powerball.

When is the next drawing?

The next Powerball drawing is Monday Nov. 7 at 10:59 p.m. ET. It will be livestreamed at Powerball.com.

How to play Powerball

Tickets are $2 a pop. You select five white ball numbers from 1-69 and one red “powerball” number from 1-26, according to Oregon Lottery. You can also opt for a “quick pick” that randomly selects the numbers for you.

For an extra $1, you can opt into “Powerplay,” which multiplies non-jackpot winning prizes by a factor of 2, 3, 4, 5 or 10.

To win the grand prize, you have to match all six numbers, which includes five white ball numbers and one red ‘powerball’ number.

Source: Tempted by $1.9 billion? Here is how to play Powerball ahead of Monday night’s drawing

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Record-breaking $1.6 billion Powerball jackpot numbers have been drawn | CNN

The numbers have dropped for an estimated $1.6 billion Powerball jackpot – the “world’s largest lotto prize ever offered,” according to the multi-state game operator.

The winning numbers were 28-45-53-56-69 and the Powerball was 20.

The jackpot, which has a lump-sum option of an estimated $782.4 million, “breaks the world record for the Largest National Lottery Jackpot in the Guinness World Records,” the participating California Lottery tweeted.

 

Source: Record-breaking $1.6 billion Powerball jackpot numbers have been drawn | CNN

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Powerball lottery jackpot grows to near-record $1.5B Because Of No Winner

TAMPA, Fla. (WFLA) — No one became a billionaire after Wednesday night’s Powerball drawing, but a number of folks around the country are now millions of dollars richer.

According to the game’s website, the numbers for Wednesday night’s drawing were 2, 11, 22, 35, 60 and Powerball 23. The Powerplay was 2x.

 

With no winner, the jackpot has grown to an estimated $1.5 billion with a cash value of $745.9 million.

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Powerball prize leaps to estimated $1.2 billion after no winner in latest jackpot drawing

The Powerball jackpot ahead of Monday night’s drawing was an estimated $1 billion, only the second time in the game’s history that the main prize has hit that milestone.

There was no winner that matched all six numbers after Monday’s drawing, and now the estimated jackpot for Wednesday is $1.2 billion, with a cash value of $596.7 million, Powerball said.

The winning numbers in Monday night’s estimated $1 billion jackpot were 19, 13, 39, 59 and 36, and the Powerball was 13. The powerplay number was 3.

While there was no jackpot winner — though more than 5.4 million tickets totaling $59.5 million in cash prizes won on Halloween — Powerball said in a press release, including 10 tickets that matched all five white balls for a $1 million prize.

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Four winning Powerball tickets sold in Pennsylvania

Four tickets purchased in Pennsylvania matched four of five numbers and the Powerball to win $50,000.

Although no one won the $700 million Powerball top prize Wednesday, there are some winners in the drawing.

According to the Pennsylvania Lottery, four tickets purchased in Pennsylvania matched four of five numbers and the Powerball to win $50,000.

To see the full list of winning tickets purchased in Pennsylvania, click HERE.

Source: Four winning Powerball tickets sold in Pennsylvania

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The Powerball jackpot has reached $700 million — the fifth-largest jackpot in its history | CNN

CNN — 

Now might just be a good time to buy a Powerball ticket.

The Powerball jackpot has increased to $700 million, making it the fifth-largest Powerball jackpot and eighth-largest US lottery jackpot of all time, according to a Powerball news release.

Source: The Powerball jackpot has reached $700 million — the fifth-largest jackpot in its history | CNN

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