Powerball gamers will get one other probability Monday at a jackpot estimated at over $1 billion, after no one won the large prize Saturday evening.
No one has matched all six numbers since May 31, permitting the jackpot to swell to $1.1 billion, which might be the fifth-largest prize within the recreation’s historical past. Payments can be unfold over 30 years, or a winner might select a right away lump sum of an estimated $498.4 million, once more earlier than taxes.
The odds of matching all six numbers are astronomical: 1 in 292.2 million. The chance of getting struck by lightning is way larger. But with so many individuals placing down cash for an opportunity at life-changing wealth, somebody finally wins.
The numbers drawn Saturday have been 3, 18, 22, 27 and 33, with the Powerball 17.
Powerball, which prices $2 per ticket, is performed in 45 states, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands. The 5 states that do not take part in Powerball are Alabama, Alaska, Hawaii, Nevada and Utah. Drawings are held every week on Monday, Wednesday and Saturday nights.
Based on a prime federal charge of 37%, here’s the total after-tax payout in every state and Washington, D.C., for each the lump sum and the 30-year annuity had there been a winner of the jackpot prize, in accordance to USAMega.com.
— CNBC contributed to this report