Powerball jackpot hits $450 million for tonight’s drawing

Saturday’s $334 million prize went unclaimed, so the jackpot climbed to $450 million for the next drawing tonight. “The jackpot is also number six on the list of the largest lottery prizes we’ve ever seen in North America”.

The state averaged more than $500,000 a week in Powerball sales past year, Woosley said.

“Buy that Rolls and save the rest” has become “Lawyer up and start a foundation”.

The odds of winning the jackpot are one in 292.2 million, which means players are really, really, really unlikely to win.

It’s been almost a year since the Powerball jackpot rose to this level.

With the memories of last February’s colossal jackpot of $564.1 million, won by Marie Holmes of North Carolina, TL Management Trust of Texas and an anonymous player from Puerto Rico, now seeming like ancient history, it is about time that a new face stepped forward into the Powerball winners’ limelight.

Following 17 consecutive drawings without a jackpot victor, this evening’s top prize is $450 million with a cash option of $275.4 million.

Powerball is played in 44 states, Washington D.C., Puerto Rico, and the U.S. Virgin Islands. The pensioner took home an incredible $590.5 million!

Ticket buyers have a 1 in 25 chance of winning a lesser prize. Joining with colleagues and friends can increase the fun of playing, but the odds of winning are so tiny that adding 50 or 100 chances doesn’t matter much.