The Powerball jackpot jumped to an estimated $800 million after Saturday's drawing was not won, Powerball said.
No ticket matches the six numbers drawn: 6, 23, 25, 34, 51 and Powerball 3. Five checkets match all five white balls and win $1 million in prizes. Powerball said $1 million in tickets were sold in California, Florida, Indiana, Texas and Washington.
As of Sunday morning, the jackpot was valued at an estimated $384.8 million. The jackpot is the sixth largest prize in the game's history.
There hasn't been a big prize winner since New Year's Day, and Saturday's drawing will be the 35th since.
The annuity option consists of 30 annual payments that increase by 5% each year. Those payouts average $25 million a year before taxes, according to lottery analytics site USAMega.
The odds of winning the Powerball jackpot are 1 in 292.2 million.
America is once again in the grip of lottery fever as the Mega Millions jackpot. 1.1 billion dollars. No one has won the Mega Millions jackpot since December 8, and the next drawing will take place on Tuesday night.
The Frequency of big jackpots Both Powerball and Mega Millions have doubled ticket prices and reduced odds in recent years.
Last August, A winning ticket was sold Neptune, Florida, for a $1.6 billion jackpot, the largest in Mega Millions history and the third largest in lottery history.
In February 2023, a winning ticket sold near Los Angeles claimed the $2.04 billion Powerball jackpot. The largest in lottery history.
Powerball tickets are $2 each and are sold in all 45 states, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico and the US Virgin Islands. Powerball drawings are held every Monday, Wednesday and Saturday at 11pm.
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