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$1.55 billion Powerball Jackpot is up for grabs in Monday night’s drawing
Channel3000/CNN ^ | October 9, 2023 | CNN Staff

Posted on 10/09/2023 7:29:58 AM PDT by Diana in Wisconsin

The Powerball jackpot swelled to an estimated $1.55 billion for Monday night’s drawing after weeks with no grand prize winner.

The new mammoth prize up for grabs Monday ranks as the third largest Powerball jackpot and fourth largest among US lottery jackpots, according to Powerball’s website.

If a lucky player matches all six numbers to win the jackpot, they will have the choice between an annuitized prize worth an estimated $1.55 billion or a lump sum payment estimated at $679.8 million – both before taxes, Powerball said.

The grand prize grew Saturday after no ticket matched all six numbers drawn, 47, 54, 57, 60, 65 and red Powerball 19.

There have been no Powerball jackpot winners since July 19, when a single ticket sold in California nabbed a grand prize worth $1.08 billion.

The upcoming drawing will be the 35th in this jackpot run. It’s the first time in Powerball’s history that back-to-back cycles have generated billion-dollar grand prizes, Powerball said in a news release.

While no one scored the jackpot during the last drawing Saturday, there were still some big wins.

Ten tickets matched five numbers to win $1 million prizes in California, Kansas, Louisiana, Massachusetts, Michigan, Ohio, Texas and Wisconsin.

Another two tickets, sold in Iowa and Maine, matched all five white balls and won $2 million each because their holders activated a “power play” multiplier, Powerball said.

Overall, the odds of winning a prize are 1 in 24.9. But the odds of winning the jackpot are much slimmer, at 1 in 292.2 million, Powerball says.

(Excerpt) Read more at channel3000.com ...


TOPICS: Business/Economy; Society
KEYWORDS: billions; jackpot; lottery
The largest Powerball Jackpot ever won was a $2.04 billion prize from November 2022, followed by a $1.586 billion jackpot won in January 2016.
1 posted on 10/09/2023 7:29:58 AM PDT by Diana in Wisconsin
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2 posted on 10/09/2023 7:31:47 AM PDT by Diana in Wisconsin (I don't have, 'Hobbies.' I'm developing a robust Post-Apocalyptic skill set. )
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To: Diana in Wisconsin

If I win I’m going to buy a ton of fentanyl laced cocaine.
Then I’m going to give the drugs out at WEF, Bilderberger, and Pfizer parties.


3 posted on 10/09/2023 7:33:52 AM PDT by EEGator
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To: Diana in Wisconsin

Whoever wins this, I am up for adoption


4 posted on 10/09/2023 7:33:54 AM PDT by Bob434
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To: EEGator

That is a fine idea. That is a service to humanity.


5 posted on 10/09/2023 7:39:04 AM PDT by Army Air Corps (Four Fried Chickens and a Coke)
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To: Bob434

LOL!

We have five tickets. Beau said if he wins, I need to start packing. I asked, ‘For the Beach or for the Mountains?’ He said, ‘No. I mean pack ALL your stuff ‘cuz you’re outta here!’

Ba-Dump-Dump-TISH! Thanks! I’ll be here all week! Try the veal and don’t forget to tip your waitress! :)


6 posted on 10/09/2023 7:39:48 AM PDT by Diana in Wisconsin (I don't have, 'Hobbies.' I'm developing a robust Post-Apocalyptic skill set. )
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To: Army Air Corps

Most people want a Ferrari.

Small minds…


7 posted on 10/09/2023 7:40:32 AM PDT by EEGator
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To: EEGator

Why not both? It wouldn’t take much Fentanyl to cleanse the world of the grifters at those organizations.


8 posted on 10/09/2023 7:43:05 AM PDT by Army Air Corps (Four Fried Chickens and a Coke)
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To: Army Air Corps

I can just take theirs. No shopping necessary.
I would personally prefer an Aston Martin DB9.


9 posted on 10/09/2023 7:46:21 AM PDT by EEGator
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My goal would be to use that money to make more money.


10 posted on 10/09/2023 7:48:57 AM PDT by RandallFlagg (Democrats should have been barred from elections since The Battle Of Athens.)
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To: Diana in Wisconsin

If I win I’m getting a new pair of pants and a haircut! Woo hoo!


11 posted on 10/09/2023 7:51:58 AM PDT by Beowulf9
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To: Diana in Wisconsin

Lol-


12 posted on 10/09/2023 7:58:29 AM PDT by Bob434
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To: Diana in Wisconsin

In my case, those numbers would be more than would fit in the lottery system. :-)


13 posted on 10/09/2023 8:10:19 AM PDT by ducttape45 (Proverbs 14:34, "Righteousness exalteth a nation: but sin is a reproach to any people.")
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To: Diana in Wisconsin

Side bet lottery what nationality will the illegal be?.


14 posted on 10/09/2023 8:24:22 AM PDT by Vaduz (....)
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To: Diana in Wisconsin

Although anyone who buys a ticket has a snowball’s chance in hell of winning, how often do you get the opportunity to take a shot at winning a billion dollars for the cost of a couple of bucks. I’ve got ten bucks I’d likely waste on something else so I’ll buy a ticket, even being fully aware of the math.


15 posted on 10/09/2023 8:30:38 AM PDT by glennaro (Never give up ... never give in ... never surrender ... and enjoy every minute of doing so.)
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To: Diana in Wisconsin
Annie, bring me me apple tart, will you?


16 posted on 10/09/2023 9:22:25 AM PDT by Hatteras
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