. Are you on your way to buy a ticket yet? The current prize is set to become the third highest in the history of the United States, and it will continue to grow until a fortunate winner emerges. To win the full billion, you have to match all six numbers - which is nearly impossible, but then again, there have been over 1,000 jackpot prize winners since the company started in 1992. Wednesday's drawing would be the seventh highest in U.S. history and the third largest for Powerball. If a sole player picks all five numbers plus the Powerball number drawn, they have the option of taking the $1 billion prize in yearly increments paid out over 29 years or a $516.8 million one-time lump sum before taxes. The last time someone won the Powerball jackpot was April 19 for a top prize of nearly $253 million. Since then, no one has won the grand prize in the past 38 drawings. The jackpot will keep growing until someone wins. If you match most of the numbers, there are some decent prizes as well. Those who match five numbers get a million-dollar prize, and those who correctly match five and the powerplay get $2 million. Powerball winners can either get $1 billion paid out in yearly increments or a $516.8 million one-time lump sum before taxes. Powerball drawings are broadcast live every Monday, Wednesday and Saturday at){kind=link}
Gas stations, grocery stores, and bodegas all have another busy day ahead of them selling Powerball tickets as no winners came forward last night, increasing the jackpot to a whopping $1 billion – for the third time in the lottery’s history.
Tonight’s Powerball drawing may just grant one very lucky person a billion dollars – if someone finally picks the winning numbers, that is.
For months, no individuals have won the jackpot, which is steadily growing. During Monday’s drawing, none of the tickets matched the numbers: 5, 8, 9, 17, 41, and the red Powerball 2. Yesterday’s jackpot was estimated at $ 900 million. Now, the prize has grown to $1 billion (£764,818,000).
Are you on your way to buy a ticket yet? The current prize is set to become the third highest in the history of the United States, and it will continue to grow until a fortunate winner emerges.
To win the full billion, you have to match all six numbers – which is nearly impossible, but then again, there have been over 1,000 jackpot prize winners since the company started in 1992. Wednesday’s drawing would be the seventh highest in U.S. history and the third largest for Powerball.