How to Play Powerball

Jeff Holyfield of the Michigan Lottery said this afternoon that Michigan players have purchased more than 5 million tickets since Sunday for the January 13, 2016 drawing.

The large jackpot has those who can’t play in their states driving across state lines – if they can.

The jackpot for Saturday was $949.8 million annuity, or $588.8 million cash option.

The prize could grow even more before Wednesday’s drawing if ticket sales remain intense.

The record-breaking jackpot swelled to $1.4 billion on Monday. She said people were calling to ask “How do you play?”.

As of Tuesday morning, the estimated Powerball jackpot is $1.5 billion – an estimated cash value of $930 million if the victor takes the immediate cash buyout. Since Texas started selling Powerball tickets in 2010, only two tickets sold were jackpot winners.

The slim odds – around one in 292 million – have hardly been a deterrent. Since no one has won, the prize keeps growing, along with ticket sales in the 44 participating states, as well as the District of Columbia, the U.S. Virgin Islands and Puerto Rico. According to lottery officials, it is the world’s largest prize ever offered.

Though no one won the jackpot prize of $900 million, 25 people won $1 million, three of them in NY. We shop in the USA a lot.

Shelton purchased the winning ticket from the Speedway Convenience Store at Washington Avenue and 33rd Street, which also won money from the state lottery for selling the ticket.

There are nine ways to win with a Powerball ticket.