Someone may turn out to be $1.5 billion richer after this night — in the event that they choose the profitable numbers within the newest Powerball jackpot.
Saturday’s jackpot is the fifth largest within the Powerball sport and the seventh largest amongst US lottery jackpots, in accordance with a Friday information launch.
“This jackpot is set to deliver the ultimate windfall,” Matt Strawn, Powerball Product Group Chair and Iowa Lottery CEO, stated in a news release Thursday.
The Powerball jackpot rose after nobody held the grand prize ticket in Wednesday’s drawing. Those profitable numbers had been 25, 33, 53, 62, 66, and pink Powerball 17.
While nobody received the grand prize jackpot, two fortunate winners every received $2 million, in accordance with the Powerball website. Those profitable tickets had been bought in Arizona and Massachusetts.
Saturday’s potential winner can select between an annuitized prize estimated at $1.5 billion or a lump sum cost estimated at $689.3 million – a prize that comes simply in time for the vacation season.
The odds of profitable the Powerball’s jackpot are 1 out of 292.2 million, although the chances are higher for smaller money prizes, some as little as $4.
The Powerball drawings are held each Monday, Wednesday and Saturday at 10:59 p.m. ET.