No one matched all six Powerball numbers on Saturday night – 16-19-32-34-57 and Powerball number of 13 – so the jackpot is still theirs for the taking.
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People who bought Powerball tickets have more time to think of elaborate ways to spend the largest lottery jackpot in the world – and they’ll likely be joined by thousands more seeking a quick $1.3 billion fortune. That’s where the one in 292.2 million odds comes from, and they stay the same regardless of how big the jackpot grows or how many people buy tickets.
Lauren Fletcher, right, looks at the Powerball lottery ticket she purchased at the Country Store Friday, Jan. 8, 2016, in Odessa, Texas, as the multi-state jackpot reaches $800 million.
This video includes images from Getty Images. Between Jan. 6 and Saturday’s drawings, more than $900 million in Powerball tickets were sold.
The Powerball tickets were sold at Smoke and Things in Goshen and Speedway on S.R. 131 in Milford, according to a post on Ohio Lottery’s website.
The largest USA lottery jackpot in history remains at stake following Saturday night’s Powerball drawing rollover.
Samir Akhter, the owner of Penn Branch Liquor, exchanges money for Powerball tickets, Saturday, Jan. 9, 2016 in Washington.
“If I don’t drop dead of a heart attack, I’ll finish the work I’m doing now and maybe take a vacation”, he said.
“I’m not greedy”, he said.
Virginia Lottery says if multiple tickets match the winning numbers, then the jackpot will be divided up evenly between the winners. “We said, ‘Let’s have a little fun”. Elias admitted to buying a ticket for himself, something he said he had never done before.
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“I would have to open an office and get a team of experts”.
