t has been months since the jackpot was last won on July 19, when a single ticket in California won a jackpot worth $1.08 billion.
The Powerball jackpot has been growing for weeks and stands at an estimated $1.73 billion for Wednesday night’s drawing. The Powerball jackpot has soared to a whopping estimated $1.73 billion after no big winner was drawn Monday night, marking the second largest prize in the lottery&#’;s history.
It is also the first time in Powerball&#’;s history that consecutive jackpot cycles have reached billion-dollar prizes, Powerball announced. If a lucky ticket holder scores the jackpot, they will have the choice between an annuitized prize worth an estimated $1.73 billion or a lump sum payment estimated at $756.6 million – both before taxes,Monday night’s $785 million Powerball jackpot is 9th largest lottery prize. Odds of winning are miserable
Monday&#’;s winning numbers were 16, 34, 46, 55, 67 and Powerball 14. The drawing produced more than 3.7 million winning tickets at lower prize levels, including a $2 million prize in Florida and four $1 million prizes in California, Indiana, Oregon and Virginia, according to Powerball.The overall odds of winning any Powerball prize are 1 in 24.9 but the odds of scoring the jackpot are 1 in 292.2 million, according to the lottery.
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