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.
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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.
Whoever wins this, I am up for adoption
That is a fine idea. That is a service to humanity.
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! :)
Most people want a Ferrari.
Small minds…
Why not both? It wouldn’t take much Fentanyl to cleanse the world of the grifters at those organizations.
I can just take theirs. No shopping necessary.
I would personally prefer an Aston Martin DB9.
My goal would be to use that money to make more money.
If I win I’m getting a new pair of pants and a haircut! Woo hoo!
Lol-
In my case, those numbers would be more than would fit in the lottery system. :-)
Side bet lottery what nationality will the illegal be?.
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.
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