Powerball Jackpot Climbs to $400 Million

The largest ever winning jackpot was $656 million, in a Mega Millions lottery drawing on March 30, 2012.

If he won the $334 million jackpot Saturday night, he admitted he probably wouldn’t work in the liquor store anymore. The lump-sum cash prize for the victor would be $240 million. So players should do not forget to check their tickets carefully.

It’s the twelfth largest jackpot in Powerball history. Holmes was one of three winners of the $188 million Powerball jackpot, and chose a lump sum payout of $127 million, which came out to almost $88 million after taxes.

During last Wednesday’s drawing, someone bought a Powerball ticket worth $1.9 million in San Jose, Lottery officials said. That jackpot is estimated at $145 million.

How much could the next Powerball victor possibly win this week?

There was one power play victor in Pennsylvania who matched 5 of 5 numbers for $2 million.

According to the Powerball website, the odds of snagging that top prize are about 1 in 292 million.

The drawing for the $400 million will take place Wednesday at 10:59 p.m.