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An digital billboard advertises the Mega Thousands and thousands and Powerball jackpots, Monday, March 25, 2024, in in Des Moines, Iowa. Scott McFetridge/AP cover caption
An digital billboard advertises the Mega Thousands and thousands and Powerball jackpots, Monday, March 25, 2024, in in Des Moines, Iowa.
Scott McFetridge/APDES MOINES, Iowa — The Powerball jackpot elevated to an estimated $865 million after nobody gained Monday night time’s drawing, persevering with a winless streak that dates to New 12 months’s Day.
The numbers drawn had been: 7, 11, 19, 53 68 and purple ball: 23.
For the reason that final winner on Jan. 1, there have been 36 straight drawings and not using a large winner. It is robust to win the Powerball jackpot as a result of the chances are so lengthy, at 1 in 292.2 million.
The highest prize up for grabs Monday night time was for an estimated $800 million.
The $865 million prize on the road for the following drawing Wednesday night time is for a sole winner who’s paid by means of an annuity, with an preliminary fee after which 29 annual funds. Most winners select a money payout, which for Wednesday night time’s drawing can be an estimated $416 million.
The Powerball prize has mushroomed at a time when Mega Thousands and thousands, the opposite practically nationwide U.S. lottery recreation, has develop into even greater, with an estimated annuity payout of $1.1 billion. The subsequent Mega Thousands and thousands drawing shall be Tuesday night time.
Each video games are bought in 45 states in addition to Washington, D.C., and the U.S. Virgin Islands. Powerball is also bought in Puerto Rico.
The March 22 Mega Thousands and thousands jackpot was estimated to be $977 million, the tenth largest in U.S. lottery historical past. Kevin S. Vineys/AP cover caption
The March 22 Mega Thousands and thousands jackpot was estimated to be $977 million, the tenth largest in U.S. lottery historical past.
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