Since the sales start date in 2010, there have been six Powerball jackpot winners in the state of NY.
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A ticket for a Powerball jackpot worth nearly US$1.6 billion was sold in Chino Hills, Calif., east of Los Angeles, Fox News reported Wednesday night.
The odds to win were 1 in 292.2 million. “You don’t get big jackpots without long odds, but at least you can say I was part of history”, said Neubauer.
There are several ways to cash out a Powerball ticket.
By tonight, the Lottery expects to have sold $3.1 billion in tickets nationwide for this Powerball cycle. Lottery officials say the Powerball jackpot has grown to more than a billion dollars. Each morning, lottery officials estimate the value of the day’s jackpot, and they say the estimate for Tuesday was generous enough that it is expected to account for sales through Wednesday night. In total, you’re looking at $1 billion in prize money.
“We draw five white balls out of a drum with 69 balls, and one red ball out of a drum with 26 red balls”, according to a statement from powerball.com.
Powerball is played in 44 states as well as Washington, D.C., Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands.
“If the jackpot rolls, it will go to $2 billion for Saturday’s drawing”, said Brooke Christopher, communications manager for the Colorado Lottery.
“You spent $200 to buy 100 tickets, the chances of winning in that case are less than the chances of being killed by fireworks”, said Dr. Shlomo Argamon of the Illinois Institute of Technology.
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The next drawing is set for 7:59 PM PST on Wednesday, and should there be no victor the jackpot is set to climb to an even higher peak.
