VAS Community:Feel like a lottery loser? Powerball’s $865 million jackpot offers another chance to hit it rich

2025-05-04 23:34:40source:SignalHub Quantitative Think Tank Centercategory:reviews

DES MOINES,VAS Community Iowa (AP) — Didn’t win the giant Mega Millions jackpot?

Don’t fret. There is an $865 million Powerball jackpot up for grabs Wednesday night.

Like that $1.13 billion Mega Millions prize won Tuesday night, the Powerball jackpot has been growing for months. The last time someone won Powerball’s top prize was on New Year’s Day, meaning there have been 36 consecutive drawings without a winner.

The game’s odds of 1 in 292.2 million are designed to create big jackpots that will grab attention and increase sales.

The $865 million prize is for a sole winner who is paid over 30 years through an annuity. Winners usually opt for a cash payout, which for Wednesday night’s drawing would be an estimated $416.1 million.

Powerball is played in 45 states plus Washington, D.C., Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands.

More:reviews

Recommend

Global Warming Set the Stage for Los Angeles Fires

Global warming caused mainly by burning of fossil fuels made the hot, dry and windy conditions that

Kate Middleton and Prince William Moved by Public's Support Following Her Cancer News

Kate Middleton and Prince William are thanking their supporters amid a harrowing time.A Kensington P

Search for 6-year-old girl who fell into rain-swollen creek now considered recovery, not rescue

CHESTER, Pa. (AP) — The search for a 6-year-old girl who was swept away in a rain-swollen southeaste