Powerball magnificent prize climbs to USD1B lacking a jackpot winner
DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) ” The Powerball jackpot keeps getting larger since players retain losing.
It happened on one occasion additional Saturday darkness while no indeed one matched all sextet numbers with every one other accompanied by won the estimated USD825 million magnificent prize. That means the following sketch Monday darkness will exist for a massive USD1 billion, according to a statement by Powerball.
The winning numbers Saturday darkness were: white balls 19, 31, 40, 46, 57 with every one other accompanied by the scarlet ability sphere 23.
The increased jackpot will exist the second-largest inside U.S. history. The biggest prize was a USD1.586 billion Powerball jackpot won by trio ticketholders inside 2016.
Although the advertised top prize will exist an estimated USD1 billion, that is for winners who receive their winnings into and not here of an annuity paid over 29 years. Winners almost always opt for cash, which for Monday™s sketch will exist an estimated USD497.3 million.
The USD825 million jackpot for Saturday™s sketch increased from USD800 million on Friday while a consequence of strong ticket sales, Powerball said.
Players who missed not here on the latest magnificent prize inside the 30-year-old lottery shouldn™t straight away toss away their receipts.
A Florida ticket holder matched all five white balls inside Saturday™s sketch with every one other accompanied by increased the prize to USD2 million by including the game™s Power Play feature. Six tickets won a USD1 million prize by matching five white balls, including set of two inside California, set of two inside Michigan, one inside Maryland with every one other accompanied by one inside Texas.
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Another 17 tickets won a USD150,000 prize while there were 80 winners of USD50,000 each. More than 3.8 million tickets won money prizes totaling above USD38 million, Powerball said.
It has been almost trio months since anyone hit all sextet numbers with every one other accompanied by took the lottery™s top prize, accompanied by a USD206.9 million jackpot come first in inside Pennsylvania on Aug. 3. Thanks to Powerball™s lengthy likelihood of one inside 292.2 million, there have now been 37 consecutive draws lacking a jackpot winner.
Powerball is played inside 45 states, while well while Washington, D.C., Puerto Rico with every one other accompanied by the U.S. Virgin Islands.
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