The jackpot for the Powerball lottery in the United States has risen to $1.9 billion, making it by far the biggest ever jackpot in the world, officials say. No one won during Saturday’s drawing.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The Multi-State Lottery Association said the estimated jackpot for the next drawing, on Monday night, had risen to at least $1.9 billion with a cash value of $929.1 million. Both figures are still expected to rise.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Some people came close to winning the jackpot during Saturday’s drawing, when the grand prize was estimated at $1.6 billion. The winning numbers were 69, 53, 45, 56, 28 and Powerball 20.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Seventeen tickets sold in 12 U.S. states matched 5 out of 6 numbers, earning them $1 million each, according to the Multi-State Lottery Association. One of them paid $1 extra for Power Play, doubling their prize to $2 million.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
“Like the rest of America, and the world, I think we\u2019re all eager to find out when this historic jackpot will eventually be won,” Powerball Product Group Chair Drew Svitko said, while also urging people to play responsibly.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
“As the excitement continues, we would like to remind players that Powerball was designed to be a fun and relatively inexpensive form of entertainment,” he said. “Please, know the odds and play within your limits. It only takes one ticket to win.”<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The Powerball jackpot was last hit on August 3, when someone in Pennsylvania won $206.9 million. Since then, there have been 40 Powerball drawings in a row in which no one won the grand prize.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Powerball tickets are sold in 45 U.S. states, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands. They cost $2. The odds of winning the jackpot are 1 in 292 million.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The jackpot is paid out in 30 installments over a period of 29 years, though winners can choose for a smaller prize \u2013 the cash value \u2013 which is paid out right away. Both prizes are subject to federal and local taxes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
At $1.9 billion, Monday’s jackpot will easily be the biggest prize in history. The previous record was a $1.586 billion Powerball jackpot in January 2016, when the prize was split among three winners in California, Florida and Tennessee. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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