TRY TO SEE IF HE CAN RUN THE BALL. IT’S EMBARRASSING. ALL RIGHT. THAT’S IT. I’M SORRY TO TELL YOU THIS BECAUSE IT’S 1026 AT NIGHT. IT’S TOO LATE TO BUY THE WINNING POWERBALL TICKET. A WHOPPING $1.1 BILLION UP FOR GRABS TONIGHT. THE CASH VALUE, BY THE WAY, OF ALMOST $500 MILLION. AND OUR ASSIGNMENT EDITOR WENT TO GRAB A TICKET LATE TONIGHT AND THE 7-ELEVEN THAT HE WENT TO HAD ACTUALLY REACHED ITS DAILY SALES LIMIT, SO HE COULDN’T PRINT ANY MORE. SO IF YOU DID GET A TICKET, HAVE THOSE TICKETS HANDY AND TUNE
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The Powerball jackpot jumped to a staggering $1.3 billion after there were no big winners in Monday night’s drawing – the fifth-largest prize in game history. Here were the winning numbers:8-23-25-40-53 Powerball 5The Powerplay Multiplier was 3xVideo above: 7-Eleven reaches maximum amount of Powerball tickets with jackpot over $1BWhile the largest prize went unclaimed, at least two tickets – sold in Montana and North Carolina – won $2 million and 10 tickets across nine states garnered a $1 million prize, according to the Multi-State Lottery Association, which runs the game.The next chance to win big will be Wednesday, the 41st drawing since the jackpot was last won in May.If a player wins, they can choose to receive the $1.3 billion as an annuitized prize paid over 30 years, with annual payments increasing by 5%, or a one-time lump sum payment of $589 million, both before taxes.The odds of winning the jackpot are 1 in 292.2 million, the association said.The largest Powerball jackpot on record was a $2.04 billion prize won in California on Nov. 7, 2022.The longest Powerball run without a winner is 42 consecutive drawings, set in April 2024.Powerball tickets cost $2 and are sold in 45 states, Washington, D.C., Puerto Rico, and the U.S. Virgin Islands.
The Powerball jackpot jumped to a staggering $1.3 billion after there were no big winners in Monday night’s drawing – the fifth-largest prize in game history.
Here were the winning numbers:
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8-23-25-40-53 Powerball 5
The Powerplay Multiplier was 3x
Video above: 7-Eleven reaches maximum amount of Powerball tickets with jackpot over $1B
While the largest prize went unclaimed, at least two tickets – sold in Montana and North Carolina – won $2 million and 10 tickets across nine states garnered a $1 million prize, according to the Multi-State Lottery Association, which runs the game.
The next chance to win big will be Wednesday, the 41st drawing since the jackpot was last won in May.
If a player wins, they can choose to receive the $1.3 billion as an annuitized prize paid over 30 years, with annual payments increasing by 5%, or a one-time lump sum payment of $589 million, both before taxes.
The odds of winning the jackpot are 1 in 292.2 million, the association said.
The largest Powerball jackpot on record was a $2.04 billion prize won in California on Nov. 7, 2022.
The longest Powerball run without a winner is 42 consecutive drawings, set in April 2024.
Powerball tickets cost $2 and are sold in 45 states, Washington, D.C., Puerto Rico, and the U.S. Virgin Islands.
