Powerball drawing nears $935 million jackpot that has been growing for months

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FILE – A show panel advertises tickets for a Powerball drawing at a comfort retailer, Nov. 7, 2022, in Renfrew, Pa. Lottery gamers may have one other shot Saturday evening, March 30, 2024, at a $935 million Powerball jackpot that has been rising bigger and bigger because the final winner practically three months in the past. (AP Picture/Keith Srakocic, File)

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Lottery gamers may have one other shot Saturday evening at a $935 million Powerball jackpot that has been rising bigger and bigger because the final winner practically three months in the past.

Nobody has received Powerball’s high prize since New 12 months’s Day, amounting to 37 consecutive drawings with out a jackpot winner. That streak with out a winner is nearing the report variety of 41 consecutive drawings, set twice in 2022 and 2021.

The sport’s lengthy odds of 1 in 292.2 million makes it a uncommon jackpot. By making the highest prizes arduous to hit, jackpots can grow large after which entice extra gross sales.

The $935 million prize is for a sole winner who chooses an annuity, paid over 30 years. Winners who go for money could be paid $452.3 million. The prizes could be topic to federal taxes, and lots of states additionally tax lottery winnings.

Powerball is performed in 45 states plus Washington, D.C., Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands.