The Powerball lottery jackpot continues to climb after nobody matched all six numbers Wednesday making it the third-largest Powerball jackpot and fifth-largest U.S. lottery jackpot.
According to the Powerball website, the jackpot is worth an estimated $1.40 billion with a cash option of $614.0 million.
The winning numbers for Saturday night’s drawing were 47, 54, 57, 60, 65, and the Powerball is 19.
The Power Play was 3X.
“This has become another top-charting jackpot in the Powerball game, and we’ve had several factors align at the right time to be able to support back-to-back billion-dollar jackpots in a matter of months,” Drew Svitko, the Powerball Product Group Chair and Pennsylvania Lottery Executive Director, said on Friday.
“While dreaming about winning a billion-dollar Powerball jackpot is exciting, please remember to play responsibly and sign your ticket. We look forward to drawing the winning numbers tomorrow night!”
The previous Powerball jackpot totaled $1.08 billion and was claimed on July 19 by one person in California.
Drawings are held three times per week: every Monday, Wednesday and Saturday.
Powerball says overall odds of winning a prize are 1 in 24.9. The odds of winning the jackpot are 1 in 292.2 million.
Powerball tickets are $2 per play and are sold in 45 states, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands.
Holy crap! Keeps going higher and higher and the odds are astronomical. And whomever wins, uncle Sam has to get his ‘fair share’. This will be life changing for anyone
Eye One!!! NOTHING AS USUAL
Totally Agree it is rigged as are the elections
The jackpot winner should be able to choose how the governments spends the tax dollars on your prize. THE US GOVERNMENT IS CORRUPT TO THE CORE!!!