28 people were 1 number off from Powerball jackpot

Officials say it’s increasingly likely that someone will win the $900 million Powerball jackpot, which… Past year in 2015, Mecklenburg County gave $55,454,544 for education through Powerball sales.

If the victor opts to take the prize in one lump sum, he or she gets only US$868 million, a cut of 38 per cent, reported CNBC. 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.

The world’s largest lottery jackpot has grown to $1.5 billion because of continuing strong Powerball ticket sales.

There are 292-million possible six-number combinations.

A $1 million Georgia Powerball ticket was sold in Lawrenceville on Saturday.

At $2 a ticket, that would cost more than $584 million.

The victor, if any, of the record US$1.4 billion (S$2.02 billion) Powerball lottery jackpot in the United States today will not be the only one smiling all the way to the bank.

Still, statistics experts say the astronomical odds of winning are a bit better if you let the computer pick the numbers, rather than choosing them yourself.

REUTERS/Philip SearsIf you’re exhausted of hearing about the record-breaking Powerball jackpot, buckle-in because its not going anywhere. In fact, the chances of billion-dollar jackpots would increase eight times, one site predicted. And it’s also more hard to win the second prize of $1 million that goes to players who get all the numbers right except for the Powerball.

The largest Powerball jackpot prior to the current one was taken home by a Zephyrhills woman who won a $590 million jackpot in 2013.

Like a lot of people, I’ve become somewhat obsessed by the very big Powerball jackpot.

“People are flocking over from those states to stand in line and buy lottery tickets”, he said. The Ohio Lottery’s website has a section where people can check number frequency.