A Powerball lottery price ticket is displayed observed inside of a comfort retailer, Monday, April 1, 2024, in Kennesaw, Ga.
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A Powerball lottery price ticket is displayed observed inside of a comfort retailer, Monday, April 1, 2024, in Kennesaw, Ga.
Mike Stewart/AP
DES MOINES, Iowa — The Powerball jackpot has greater to an estimated $1.23 billion after any other drawing with out a large winner Wednesday night time. The numbers decided on have been: 11, 38, 41, 62, 65 and the Powerball 15. The jackpot, which now ranks because the eighth-largest in U.S. lottery historical past, has been rising for greater than 3 months, reflecting the lengthy odds of one in 292.2 million of profitable the highest prize. Because the remaining participant received the jackpot Jan. 1, there were 40 consecutive drawings with out any person matching all six numbers and hitting it wealthy.
Lottery officers be aware that hundreds of folks have received smaller prizes, which vary from $2 to $2 million. The $1.23 billion prize is for a sole winner who chooses to be paid via an annuity with 30 annual bills. Winners nearly all the time favor the money choice, which for the following drawing Saturday night time could be an estimated $595.1 million. Powerball is performed in 45 states plus Washington, D.C., Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands.
