The Powerball jackpot now stands at a file $1.9 billion when it rolled Saturday evening, after no ticket matched all six drawn numbers — white balls 28, 45, 53, 56, 69 and crimson Powerball 20. The Energy Play multiplier was 3X.
The file jackpot has narrowly edged out the earlier excessive, a $1.586 billion prize gained by three ticketholders in 2016.
The chances of any given ticket successful the Powerball jackpot are 1 in 292.2 million, and it’s these lengthy odds which have led to 3 months with out anybody matching all six balls.
“Like the remainder of America, and the world, I feel we’re all keen to search out out when this historic jackpot will ultimately be gained,” stated Drew Svitko, Powerball Product Group Chair and Pennsylvania Lottery Govt Director.
Regardless of there being no jackpot-winning ticket, greater than 10.9 million tickets gained money prizes totaling $102.2 million within the Saturday, Nov. 5 drawing.
Massive winners embody 16 tickets that matched all 5 white balls to win a $1 million prize. One ticket in Kentucky gained a $2 million prize by matching all 5 white balls and together with the Energy Play choice for a further $1 per play.
There have been additionally 219 tickets nationwide that gained a $50,000 prize, and one other 51 tickets that gained a $150,000 prize.
Monday’s drawing would be the forty first Powerball drawing because the jackpot was final gained on Aug. 3 in Pennsylvania. The jackpot run has tied the sport file for the variety of consecutive drawings with out a grand prize winner.
The one different Powerball jackpot run to achieve 41 consecutive drawings ended on Oct. 4, 2021, with a $699.8 million winner in California.
Jackpot winners could select to obtain their prize as an annuity, paid in 30 graduated funds over 29 years, or a lump sum cost. Each marketed prize choices are previous to federal and jurisdictional taxes.
Powerball tickets are $2 per play. Tickets are bought in 45 states, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands.
Powerball drawings are broadcast reside each Monday, Wednesday and Saturday at 10:59 p.m. ET from the Florida Lottery draw studio in Tallahassee.
Claire Cardona contributed.
