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The jackpot is the fourth-largest within the historical past of Powerball.
DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — An estimated $1.04 billion Powerball jackpot can be up for grabs Monday evening, tempting gamers to spend a pair {dollars} on a longshot likelihood at prompt riches.
The prize is the world’s ninth-largest lottery prize behind earlier drawings of Powerball and Mega Tens of millions, the opposite practically nationwide lottery sport. The jackpot is the fourth-largest within the historical past of Powerball.
The prize has grown so huge as a result of there have been 32 consecutive drawings since somebody matched all 5 white balls and the Powerball to win the jackpot, courting again to July 19.
That shedding streak displays the stunningly lengthy odds of successful the jackpot, at 1 in 292.2 million.
The $1.04 billion jackpot is for a sole winner who chooses to obtain the winnings by way of an annuity, paid yearly over 30 years. Winners practically at all times decide the money choice, which for Monday evening’s drawing could be an estimated $478.2 million.
Powerball is performed in 45 states in addition to Washington, D.C., Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands.
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