A buyer purchases 5 Powerball tickets at a lottery agent, Tuesday, Oct. 10, 2023, in Haverhill, Mass.
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A buyer purchases 5 Powerball tickets at a lottery agent, Tuesday, Oct. 10, 2023, in Haverhill, Mass.
Charles Krupa/AP
DES MOINES, Iowa — The Powerball jackpot climbed to an estimated $975 million after no person matched the six numbers drawn Saturday night time, proceeding a just about three-month stretch with out a large winner.The successful numbers drawn have been: 12, 13, 33, 50, 52 and the crimson Powerball 23.Nobody has gained Powerball’s most sensible prize since New Yr’s Day when a price tag in Michigan hit for $842.4 million, bringing the choice of consecutive drawings with out a jackpot winner to 38. That winless streak nears the report of 41 consecutive drawings, set two times in 2022 and 2021.The $975 million prize is for a sole winner who chooses an annuity paid over 30 years. A winner choosing money could be paid $471.7 million. The prizes could be topic to federal taxes, and plenty of states additionally tax lottery winnings.Because the prizes develop, the drawings draw in extra price tag gross sales and the jackpots therefore develop into tougher to hit. The sport’s lengthy odds for Saturday’s drawing have been 1 in 292.2 million.Powerball is performed in 45 states plus Washington, D.C., Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands.
