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No Powerball victor, jackpot rises to estimated $1.3 billion
Posted On Jan 11 2016
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But if the three days between the last two drawings are any guide, the total will surely swell. They won $11 in one of the recent drawings and rolled it over into more tickets.
“As well as the jackpot, as with every draw, the Lotto Millionaire Raffle created yet another guaranteed millionaire”. And that is all but certain to grow again before the next drawing Wednesday, according to lottery officials.
Meanwhile, Powerball players didn’t waste time rushing to their lucky ticket dealers to purchase what they hope to be the winning numbers.
The jackpot has ballooned since its 4 November starting point of $40m.
Enthusiastic ticket-buyers have pushed the record Powerball jackpot to $900 million for Saturday night’s drawing.
Spain’s latest elGordo lottery, or “The Fat One”, once had a prize pool of $2.4 billion prize – but that was awarded to thousands of ticketholders, elGordo’s website said. If you’re eagerly waiting for the next set of numbers to come out on Wednesday night, below are some other Powerball numbers to keep in mind.
The large jackpot has those who can’t play in their states driving across state lines – if they can.
The Powerball jackpot has reached a colossal status, ballooning to over a billion dollars. Anndrea Smith, 30, said Saturday that she already had spent more than she usually does on Powerball tickets. This means there are 292.2 million possible combinations of the five white balls and red Powerball. And as more and more players daydream about what their riches could buy and load up on $2 tickets, the jackpot has soared even higher.
The biggest winning jackpot ever was in 2012 – a MegaMillions game that was worth $656 million. With ticket sales doubling previous records, the odds are growi… As anticipated the Powerball jackpot is now more than $1 billion.
“I would first help my family out but then I want to pick somebody that really, really needs help”, said Lucretia Callen. The Powerball game is played in 44 states and three USA territories.
