Powerball jackpot grows to estimated $700 million for Wednesday night drawing

abcnews.go.com ^ | December 27, 2023, 1:27 PM ET | Nadine El-Bawab

[V_TWIN]

The Powerball jackpot has risen to an estimated $700 million after there was no winner in Monday's drawing.

The estimated cash value of the prize is $352.3 million, according to Powerball.

[V_TWIN]

I've never understood the frenzie when lotteries get really high......wouldn't a few million be more than enough for most people? I mean how much does a person really need? 🤷

[V_TWIN]

PING!

[C210N]

RIGGED

[algore]

does anyone believe these are not rigged ?

[BullDog108]

It’s a tax on the mathematically challenged. Fools, idyeets and sheep.

[CaptainK]

I predict it will go to California....AGAIN.

[V_TWIN]

I know one thing, if you play in Florida you won’t win unless you buy your tickets at a Publix supermarket.

The frequency in which that has occurred is too common to be ignored.

[algore]

I think some Zezellensky guy wins it and 12% goes to the ‘big guy’

but who knows

[AppyPappy]

My wife can go through that in a weekend at Hobby Lobby

[John Milner]

Because in about 10 years a few million will be worth about the same as a 50,000 now.

Thanks to Joe and the money printing machines.

[V_TWIN]

“the mathematically challenged...”

Judging from some of the folks I see standing in line to buy tickets I’d say there’s a whole lot of mathematically challenged around.

[Jonty30]

The guy that won the $2 billion prize, $600 million after taxes and upfront, has already gone through at least 1/6 of his net worth.

[Jonty30]

When I worked in a convenience store, I had a renowned professor of economics buy a ticket. I told him, beyond anybody, he should know better.

He laughed.

[V_TWIN]

John your alive!

I heard you were killed by a drunk driver in 1964.......WELCOME BACK BROTHER!

[dragnet2]

$700 million jackpot but you only come out with half of that?

Boy, can this government get anymore greedy?

[Fuzz]

He bought a bunch of houses right?

[jimwatx]

I want to be a billionaire just so I can upset the plans of the other billionaires who are jerking us around.

[V_TWIN]

“I predict it will go to California....AGAIN.”

Actually a doctor in Jacksonville Beach Florida hit it earlier this year when it went over 1 billion

[Jonty30]

2 houses that I know of. He bought a California home for $25 million. Then he bought a New York apartment for $4 million.

I know he bought a bunch of classic cars. i don’t know what else he bought, but apparently he spent about $100 million within a year of winning.

Also, his security team is probably not cheap.

[Vendome]

Your funny