The $620 million Powerball jackpot is ready for a Christmas miracle
Powerball is expected to be up for grabs for the $620 million top prize in the next drawing on Saturday, Dec. 23. The drawing takes place just hours before Christmas Eve, and one lucky winner will take home the 19th largest lottery jackpot in U.S. history.
The top Powerball prize was won by just one ticket, which defied the paltry odds of 1 in 292.2 million to match all five white and red Powerball numbers drawn, with the last hit being 10 January 11th. The jackpot was won on a sold-out ticket in California.
The $1.765 billion prize (with a one-time cash option of $774.1 million) is the second-largest prize in Powerball game history. Saturday night's jackpot is worth much less, but can change someone's life.
The Powerball jackpot has exceeded $600 million. With less than four days until Christmas, the Powerball jackpot has grown to an estimated $620 million. ” a Powerball statement said Thursday.
Saturday's jackpot has an estimated cash value of $310.8 million. The six-goal draw will take place at 10:59 p.m. EST at the Florida Lottery Drawing Studio in Tallahassee.
Lottery sales increase during holidays
Although the advertised 30-year jackpot size doesn't reach hundreds of millions of dollars, Powerball and its main competitor, Mega Millions, typically experience peak sales during the holiday period.
Lottery tickets are popular gifts, and most state lotteries produce special holiday-themed scratch-off tickets. In Pennsylvania, for example, the state lottery has a second-chance "ugly sweater" drawing, and non-winning 2023 holiday-themed scratch-off tickets can be entered into a "scratch-off."
The Second Chance Grand Prize is worth $150,000. Each scratch card earns one ticket for every $1 purchased. Eligible games include "Ho Ho Holiday," "$1 Million Money Tree," "$500,000 Merry-Mint," "Jingle Buck," "Let It Snow," "Candy Cane Lane," "Bah, Humbuck," and " Naughty or”. beautiful. "
With Powerball winning more than $620 million in prizes, the game run by the Multi-State Lottery Association is likely to have the upper hand over Mega Millions this holiday season. The Mega Millions jackpot for Friday night's drawing is just $22 million.
Clarification Regarding Mega Millions Prizes
The Mega Millions jackpot has been reset to $20 million after the game's top prize was won in the Dec. 8 drawing. Both tickets were sold at the same store, the Chevron gas station at 18081 Ventura Blvd. Encino, California, Los Angeles County matched six winning numbers to win a $394 million ($188.6 million cash) prize.
In a press release titled "How did this happen?" "The Mega Millions jackpot ticket was sold at the same store," he said, and while it's rare, it's explainable.
While this is highly unusual and interesting, it is not unheard of," said California Lottery spokesperson Carolyn Becker."There are many explanations; maybe someone wanted to split between two for some reason. Try your luck on different lines, or maybe a few friends want to try your luck with the exact same numbers. "
Becker said the specific reasons will not be known until the winner comes forward to accept the award. California Lottery rules prohibit winners from remaining anonymous. Powerball and Mega Millions winners have up to a year to redeem their winnings.
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