The Powerball jackpot has formally hit new world report territory.
The jackpot is now estimated at $1.6 billion, with a money choice of $782.4 million, in line with Powerball, forward of the subsequent drawing Saturday.
Which means ought to somebody win Saturday’s jackpot – it takes place at 10:50 p.m. ET – it might go down as the biggest in Powerball in historical past, beating the earlier report set in 2016, when the jackpot was gained at $1.586 billion by three ticket holders.
The Powerball jackpot additionally surpasses a Mega Hundreds of thousands jackpot, separate from Powerball, of $1.537 billion in 2018, which had ranked because the second-largest lottery prize ever.
Wednesday’s jackpot had climbed to $1.2 billion, however not one of the tickets bought matched all six of the profitable numbers drawn Monday. The profitable numbers have been 22, 11, 60, 2, 35, and the Powerball was 23. The Energy Play was 2X.
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Powerball tickets are $2 a play. Tickets are bought in 45 states, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands. Winners can obtain their prize by an annual fee plan over 29 years, however most individuals go for the grand jackpot prize in money.
Here is a have a look at the highest 10 highest Powerball jackpots of all time:
1. $1.6 billion: Nov. 5, 2022
2. $1.586 billion: Jan. 13, 2016 – CA, FL, TN
3. $768.4 million: March 27, 2019 – WI
4. $758.7 million: Aug. 23, 2017 – MA
5. $731.1 million: Jan. 20, 2021 – MD
6. $699.8 million: Oct. 4, 2021 – CA
7. $687.8 million: Oct. 27, 2018 – IA, NY
8. $632.6 million: Jan. 5, 2022 – CA, WI
9. $590.5 million: Might 18, 2013 – FL
10. $587.5 million: Nov. 28, 2012 – AZ, MO
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