The winning numbers for the highly anticipated billion-dollar Powerball jackpot were drawn on Wednesday night. The drawn numbers are 7, 10, 11, 13, and 24, with a Powerball of 24.
If an individual matches all six numbers, they will have the option to choose between a lump sum payment estimated at $516.8 million or an annuity.
The jackpot has been steadily growing since April 19, when a ticket purchased in Ohio won a $252.6 million jackpot. Prior to Wednesday night’s drawing, no one had matched the five white balls and the red Powerball in the previous 38 chances to win.
This billion-dollar grand prize ranks as the third largest in the game’s history, which started in 1992. Last year, a single ticket sold in California claimed the world record jackpot of $2.04 billion, while the game’s second-largest grand prize of $1.586 billion was split among winners in California, Florida, and Tennessee.
Earlier this year, a ticket sold in Washington state won a $754.6 million jackpot, ranking as the game’s sixth largest. The odds of winning the Powerball jackpot are 1 in 292.2 million.
In the Mega Millions lottery, a staggering $720 million jackpot awaits the lucky winner on Friday night, as no one matched all six numbers in Tuesday night’s drawing. The winning numbers for that drawing were 19, 22, 31, 37, 54, with a Mega Ball of 18.
If someone wins the Mega Millions jackpot on Friday, the cash option will amount to an estimated $369.6 million. The odds of winning the Mega Millions jackpot are 1 in 302,575,350.
The promise of these two colossal jackpots has led to an influx of people pooling their resources and purchasing multiple tickets in the hopes of striking it rich.
In Southern California, a woman purchased 50 lottery tickets at a 7-Eleven on Tuesday for herself and her co-workers. She confidently declared that if she wins, she won’t even show up for work. Her boss is fully supportive of her decision.
The excitement surrounding these massive jackpots has taken the nation by storm. As people eagerly await the results, many are dreaming of what they would do with such a life-changing windfall.
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