Powerball dreams: Things to know about tonight’s $800M jackpot

That means a single victor would have the option of a lump-sum cash payout of an estimated $930 million.

The Powerball is played in 44 states, as well as the District, the U.S. Virgin Islands and Puerto Rico.

There were 28 people who had all five of the white balls that were picked in Saturday night’s historic drawing. For Wednesday’s drawing the lottery expects statewide sales to top $66 million. That’s when he discovered his ticket matched the first five numbers to win $1 million.

Here’s how they won $50,000.

It’s also worth noting that Larry Ellison owns a home here in Newport, RI and he’s worth $43.9 billion, so technically you’d be 4th wealthiest.

And that’s not just because the odds of winning are 292 million to one. With no victor over the weekend the Powerball jackpot again soared to a new high. At that point, your expected per-ticket losses begin to fall, less so because your odds are getting better and more so because you’re increasing the size of the jackpot by buying so many tickets. Lottery officials say it could grow to a whopping $1.3 billion.

For Arkansas, the total Powerball sales for this lottery, running November 5-Jan. His ticket was one of 28 nationwide to win the $1 million prize, and the only one in Virginia.

Hoffman says Minnesota last had a Powerball victor in August of 2013, with a prize of $149 million. As some states, including Washington, do not have income tax, the amount actually won would vary from jurisdiction to jurisdiction. There are online operators who claim to buy tickets on your behalf, but Powerball warns against these unregulated services.

QuikTrip spokesman Mike Thornbrugh said the lottery crowd can really wear out clerks if the lines are constant, so the chain of more than 700 stores will have extra staff Wednesday.