He said QuikTrip stores have been busy for almost two weeks since Powerballs jackpot first climbed into ridiculous levels.Its been fun, but somebody needs to win, Thornbrugh said.
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No one matched all six Powerball numbers Saturday night, leading to the current enormous prize.
If you have the cash, you may opt to buy every number combination possible. The odds of winning the jackpot are about one in 292 million, but the odds of winning any prize are one in 25 thanks to a range of other winning possibilities.
It started out at $40 million on November 4 and is played twice a week.
Iowa Lottery officials say a Powerball ticket sold in Sioux City is worth $1 million.
People can still buy Powerball tickets online if they want, with many companies offering to physically buy the ticket and credit it to the customer’s account.
The Powerball jackpot for the Wednesday, January 13, 2016 drawing has been increased to an estimated annuitized $1.5 billion.
But this all largely misses the more important fact: The chances of winning are incredibly remote, so it makes little difference whether you’d have to share the money.
The peak buying hour so far was 4 to 5 p.m. Central, when players bought more than 310,000 tickets.
Odds are that there will be a million-dollar victor in this week’s Powerball lottery who will never know they won.
The victor can choose to be paid the full jackpot in annual installments over 29 years – or take a one-off cash payment of $930m – before taxes.
A winning ticket Saturday was sold at Friendly Food Mart, 1308 E. Main St., according to the New York State Gaming Commission, Division of the Lottery.
The South Dakota Lottery reminds players to please play responsibly – it only takes one ticket to win the jackpot.
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The Powerball is played in 44 states, as well as the District, the U.S. Virgin Islands and Puerto Rico.
