How Would You Spend the $800 Million Powerball Jackpot?

The largest lottery jackpot in US history has grown by $100 million, and now stands at $800 million for Saturday night’s Powerball drawing.

If there is no big victor after the numbers are picked Saturday night, the Powerball jackpot is likely to grow to US$1 billion.

If no one matches all the numbers, the jackpot is expected to exceed more than $1 billion for its drawing on Wednesday. I kept having people check the ticket. Singh said it would be nice to sell the winning ticket. “If one person won that from this area, it would be wonderful”.

First, while many people have opinions, some experts recommend buying multiple tickets.

According to a spokeswoman for the North Carolina Education Lottery: almost $27.7 million in prizes went unclaimed in fiscal year 2015.

“Pople start taking notice when it’s like $250 million for the jackpot; once you hit the $500 million mark, sales just go insane, not just in South Dakota, but nationwide”, South Dakota Lottery public relations director Kelly Thompson said.

“It seems so huge compared to what you’re used to dealing with, but you can spend it all”, Simon said.

The odds of matching all five numbers without the Powerball is slightly better at 1 in 11.6 million.

The estimated cash value of the Saturday jackpot is $496 million.

Millions of people have been struck with Powerball fever, hoping they will have the winning ticket for the new record high jackpot.

If you’re buying tickets, don’t quit your day job: the odds of winning the Powerball are one in 292 million.

The Powerball has been growing since November and has become one of the top ten prizes when it crossed the 400-million dollars mark.

“I know I’m not going to win”, said Matt Callanan of Central Nyack as he stopped in a Route 59 convenience store to buy $10 worth of tickets.

Powerball sales in Georgia averaged just over $2 million a week in fiscal year 2015. “But when the jackpot is this big, you have to try”. Back in April, Alice Dawson of Monroeville, AL, purchased a Quick Pick Powerball ticket at the State Line Gift Shop.