The Powerball jackpot rolled over but once more on Wednesday evening and now stands at an estimated $1.23 billion, with its subsequent drawing Saturday, April 6.
In the meantime, a ticket purchased in New Jersey was the only real winner of a $1.13 billion Mega Hundreds of thousands jackpot on March 26. It was the eighth-largest jackpot of all time.
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Powerball: $1.23 billion estimated jackpot, subsequent drawing Saturday, April 6.
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Mega Hundreds of thousands: $67 million estimated jackpot, subsequent drawing Friday, April 5.
How do I play the lottery?
Powerball and Mega Hundreds of thousands tickets are bought for $2 apiece in 45 U.S. states, in addition to Washington, D.C., and the U.S. Virgin Islands.
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To play Mega Hundreds of thousands, decide 5 numbers between 1 and 70, and a sixth quantity between 1 and 25. For those who don’t wish to decide the numbers your self, you may get a set of numbers generated for you.
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To play Powerball, decide 5 numbers between 1 and 69 and a Powerball quantity from 1 to 26 (or have them randomly generated).
For those who plan to participate in an workplace lottery pool, think about taking these precautions.
How a lot is the Mega Hundreds of thousands jackpot?
The present jackpot is estimated at $67 million.
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Winners can decide to take their winnings within the type of an annuity or as a single lump sum, generally known as the money possibility. The money possibility for the present jackpot is estimated at $31 million.
By taking the annuity possibility, the winner would get the total jackpot marketed by Mega Hundreds of thousands, however it will be unfold out in funds over 30 years.
Regardless of how fortunate you might be, you received’t get round paying taxes on a lottery jackpot. After obligatory federal earnings tax withholding, you’d have about $19.5 million if you happen to took the money possibility. How rather more you’d pay come tax time can depend upon the place you purchased the ticket — and the place you reside, if that is one other state. To organize, be sure you know the ins and outs of how the lottery works.
When is the following Mega Hundreds of thousands drawing?
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The successful numbers can be drawn Friday, April 5 at 11 p.m. Jap Time.
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If there’s nonetheless no jackpot winner, the grand prize will proceed to develop.
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The chances of successful the jackpot are roughly 1 in 303 million.
How a lot is the following Powerball jackpot?
The present jackpot is estimated at $1.23 billion.
Like Mega Hundreds of thousands, winners of Powerball can select between an annuity that pays out over 30 years or a single lump sum. The money possibility for the present jackpot is $595.1 million. After obligatory federal taxes, the holder of a single successful ticket would preserve about $374.9 million, minus any state taxes.
When is the following Powerball drawing?
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The successful numbers can be drawn Saturday, April 6 at 11 p.m. Jap Time.
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If there’s nonetheless no jackpot winner, the grand prize will proceed to develop.
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The chances of successful the jackpot are roughly 1 in 292 million.
The jackpot isn’t the one strategy to win. Each video games have prizes for ticket holders whose chosen numbers match the drawing in quite a lot of mixtures.
10 largest lottery jackpots
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$2.04 billion (Powerball, Nov. 8, 2022 — one successful ticket).
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$1.765 billion (Powerball, Oct. 11, 2023 — one successful ticket).
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$1.586 billion (Powerball, Jan. 13, 2016 — three successful tickets).
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$1.58 billion (Mega Hundreds of thousands, Aug. 8, 2023 — one successful ticket).
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$1.537 billion (Mega Hundreds of thousands, Oct. 23, 2018 — one successful ticket).
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$1.348 billion (Mega Hundreds of thousands, Jan. 13, 2023 — one successful ticket).
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$1.337 billion (Mega Hundreds of thousands, July 29, 2022 — one successful ticket).
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$1.23 billion (Powerball, pending)
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$1.13 billion (Mega Hundreds of thousands, March 26, 2024 — one successful ticket).
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$1.08 billion (Powerball, July 19, 2023 — one successful ticket)
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