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Powerball jackpot keeps climbing, prize up to $422 million

In Wednesday’s drawing, the winning numbers were 10, 47, 50, 65, 68 and the Powerball was 24.

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With politic’s dominating the news cycle this week, it’s easy to forget the public has a shot at this huge Powerball jackpot.

The three tickets matched four white balls and the Powerball.

Powerball is held in 44 states in America, including the District of Columbia, the U.S. Virgin Islands, and Puerto Rico. The biggest payout in SA lottery history was a man from Bloemfontein who won R100 million.

The Powerball game is based on lottery tickets sold for $2 apiece.

As reported by the Inquisitr, the news about huge Powerball drawings has caused Powerball apps to come more into focus lately, as well.

Powerball jackpot winners that choose the annuity option over the cash option will be given 30 payments over a time span of 29 years.

The next Powerball drawing is Wednesday night. It’s the eighth largest jackpot in the game’s history. Chances of winning are 1 in 292 million.

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Friday’s Mega Millions jackpot is worth $20 million. The odds of winning are 1 in nearly 260 million, but because players won the big drawing on both Friday and July 19 after July 8’s big prize, this coming Friday’s pot is estimated at $20 million.

Powerball jackpot reaches $422 million