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Powerball Lottery Largest-Ever Jackpot Lotery in The World?
- The Powerball lottery jackpot climbed to $1.5 billion on Tuesday,
making it the largest-ever U.S. lottery prize as well as the world's biggest
potential jackpot for a single winner, according to lottery officials.
The payout has increased due to strong ticket sales on
Monday, said Texas Lottery Commission spokeswoman Kelly Cripe.
The Powerball lottery drawing will be held on
Wednesday. The game is played in 44 states, Washington, D.C. and two U.S.
territories.
The jackpot is worth $930 million if a winner chooses
an immediate cash payout instead of annual payments over 29 years, according to
the Multi-State Lottery Association.
The grand prize in Wednesday's drawing is the world's
richest lottery jackpot that could go to a single ticketholder, and the amount
is expected to rise further before then, according to lottery officials.
The Powerball jackpot has been growing ever since the
last winner was drawn in November.
While the current $1.5 billion prize is by far the
largest ever up for grabs in North America, Spain's El Gordo lottery, or
"the Fat One," had a prize pool of $2.45 billion in December 2015. A
year earlier, it totaled $2.7 billion.
But El Gordo payouts are awarded to thousands of
ticketholders while Powerball's riches could go to a single ticketholder. (rtr)
Tomorrow Powerball puts 300 M at stake. I've been trying to figure out the winning numbers, yet not much luck) Do you have any tips for that? Thanks
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