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Powerball Lottery Jumps to a Staggering US$975 Million
The Powerball lottery in the United States jumped to a staggering $935 million jackpot, one of the greatest in history, after it went unclaimed on Saturday night. Increasing the payout for next week’s Power Ball game to $975 million .
According to the Powerball website, no one held the Powerball numbers 12, 13, 33, 50, 52, or the power ball 23. Google was trending did anyone win the powerball yesterday. The next drawing will take place on Monday, with the estimated prize currently at $975 million.
According to lottery officials, the payout is currently the fifth-largest in the game’s history, and it has continuously increased since the last Powerball winner hit the jackpot on New Year’s Day 2024.
If there is a single winner on Monday, the ticket holder can take the prize in one lump amount, with a cash value of around $471.7 million, lottery officials said.
To claim the prize, the winner or winners must outperform a one-in-292.2 million probability by matching the correct six numbers on a $2 ticket. Powerball Lottery tickets are available in 45 states, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, and the US Virgin Islands.
The amount at play on Saturday remained below the $1.13 billion jackpot won this week in another lottery, Mega Millions, and far below the greatest single lottery prize total in US history.
That occurred in November 2022, when a single ticket holder in California won the $2.04 billion Powerball jackpot.
The Powerball lottery has large multi-million-dollar jackpots that can alter people’s fortunes overnight. It’s a game of chance in which players pick five white ball numbers from 1 to 69 and one red Powerball number from 1 to 26.
If you match all six digits, you’ll become an immediate multimillionaire. Despite the fact that the odds are 1 in 292 million, millions of people continue to dream big.
Each $2 ticket feeds illusions about beautiful mansions, exotic vacations, and financial freedom. While luck is the final factor, the Powerball frenzy shows no signs of waning as Americans seek that life-changing Powerball Lottery jackpot.
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