 – drawing Nov 5, 2022 2. $1.586 billion – Jan 13, 2016 – California, Florida, Tennessee 3. $768.4 million – March 27, 2019 – Wisconsin 4. $758.7 million – Aug 23, 2017 – Massachusetts 5. $731.1 million – Jan 20, 2021 – Maryland 6. $699.8 million – Oct 4, 2021 – California 7. $687.8 million – Oct 27, 2018 – Iowa, New York 8. $632.6 million – Jan 5, 2022 – California, Wisconsin 9. $590.5 million – May 18, 2013 – Florida 10. $587.5 million – Nov 28, 2012 – Arizona, Missouri (Source: powerball.com) The drawing will take place at 10.59pm ET at the Florida Lottery draw studio in Tallahassee. Ticket sales typically cut off one to two hours before the drawing, based on the jurisdictions. 'There's a lot of anticipation and excitement leading up to Saturday's drawing,' Svitko said. 'We would like to remind players that it only takes one ticket to win. Please, play responsibly.' The Powerball was last won on August 3 in Pennsylvania. If no player wins the 40th drawing on Saturday, it will tie the game record for the longest streak of consecutive drawings without a grand prize winner. The longest run to date was broken on October 4, 2021, with a winning ticket in California that had a $699.8million jackpot. The current Powerball reached the second-highest amount ever at $1billion earlier this week. 'This Powerball game is deliv){kind=link}
NEWS… BUT NOT AS YOU KNOW IT
The Powerball jackpot has reached the world’s highest amount ever at $1.6billion, ahead of Saturday’s drawing.
Game leaders increased the jackpot estimate, which has a $782.4million cash value, on Friday morning. The $1.6billion surpasses the previous record set by the 2016 Powerball at $1.586billion.
‘We are witnessing history in the making with this $1.6 billion jackpot!’ stated Drew Svitko, the Powerball Product Group chairman and Pennsylvania Lottery executive director.
‘What’s also exciting is that this run has already created millions of winners, including nearly 100 players who have won prizes worth $1 million or more.’