DES MOINES, Iowa — Powerball gamers will get one other likelihood Monday at a jackpot estimated at over $1 billion, after nobody received the massive prize Saturday evening.
Nobody has matched all six numbers since Might 31, permitting the jackpot to swell to $1.1 billion, which might be the fifth-largest prize within the sport’s historical past. Funds could be unfold over 30 years, or a winner might select a direct lump sum of an estimated $498.4 million, once more earlier than taxes.
The percentages of matching all six numbers are astronomical: 1 in 292.2 million. The probability of getting struck by lightning is much better. However with so many individuals placing down cash for an opportunity at life-changing wealth, somebody finally wins.
The numbers drawn Saturday had been 3, 18, 22, 27 and 33, with the Powerball 17.
Powerball, which prices $2 per ticket, is performed in 45 states, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands. Drawings are held every week on Monday, Wednesday and Saturday nights.
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