The Powerball® jackpot formally climbed to $1.73 billion and formally turned the second-biggest jackpot in US historical past after there was no winner within the Monday’s, October 9, drawing, additional persevering with the dropping streak. Additionally, the subsequent drawing is scheduled for the night time of October 11, and the roughly estimated value of the jackpot is $756.6 million.
Monday’s night time draw:
As this new jackpot is the second-biggest Powerball and the lottery jackpot within the US as talked about above and comes after the world file Powerball jackpot of $2.04 billion which was formally received in California throughout November seventh final 12 months.
Here are 10 memorable Powerball jackpots:
- $2.04 Billion – Nov. 7, 2022 – CA
- $1.73 Billion (est.) – Oct. 11, 2023
- $1.586 Billion – Jan. 13, 2016 – CA, FL, TN
- $1.08 Billion – July 19, 2023 – CA
- $768.4 Million – March 27, 2019 – WI
- $758.7 Million – Aug. 23, 2017 – MA
- $754.6 Million – Feb. 6, 2023 – WA
- $731.1 Million – Jan. 20, 2021 – MD
- $699.8 Million – Oct. 4, 2021 – CA
- $687.8 Million – Oct. 27, 2018 – IA, NY”
During the aforementioned drawing on October 9, nobody matched the sport’s 6 numbers, which had been the white balls 16, 34, 46, 55, 67 and the crimson Powerball 14. As for the Power Play® multiplier, it was 3x. Additionally, this draw has generated over 3.7 million successful tickets nationwide, involving 4 tickets (Oregon, Indiana, Virginia and California) that hit every of the white balls and formally received the $1 million reward. However, you will need to point out that rewards payout quantities in California are pari-mutuel and determined by the variety of winners and gross sales.
Although nobody received the grand prize, one particular person in Florida has cause to be proud of Monday’s drawing, hitting all 5 white balls and successful the $1 million reward, which has been raised to $2 million for the reason that Power Play® characteristic is included for an additional $1 per play. As for different notable wins, there have been 101 successful tickets that earned $50,000 in rewards per ticket and 17 successful tickets that earned $150.000 in prizes.
Approaching draw already thirty sixth within the race for the jackpot:
The approaching drawing on the night time of October 11 would be the thirty sixth on this race for the jackpot. But that’s not all; as it’ll even be the drawing the place consecutive jackpot cycles have yielded $1 billion in grand rewards for the primary time ever within the Powerball historical past. In addition, the final time the Powerball jackpot was formally received was on July 19, when some fortunate man or lady from California managed to win a $1.08 billion jackpot.
Moreover, if there’s a winner throughout this approaching draw, they might select to have a prize paid out in one among two methods, that are:
- “lump sum cost estimated at $756.6 million
- annuitized prize value $1.73 billion.” If the winner decides to go together with this, they are going to get one prompt cost and 29 yearly funds that elevate by 5% each subsequent 12 months.
However, each of are calculated as revenue earlier than tax (PBT), in response to the official press launch.
Tickets and draw:
What’s extra, in case you’re new to the jackpot world, it’s good to know which you could purchase tickets for $2 in 45 US states, together with Washington, D.C., Puerto Rico and the US Virgin Islands. At 10:59 p.m. EST on Mondays, Wednesdays and Saturdays, in addition to on Powerball.com, you’ll have an opportunity to see in case you’re a fortunate winner. The complete possibilities of successful a prize are 1 in 24.9, and the possibilities of really successful the jackpot are 1 in 292.2 million!
If you need to see in case you’re fortunate sufficient, purchase a ticket and also you would possibly just be the next lucky winner!