Anticipation is growing among lottery hopefuls as the deadline for the third largest Powerball ball at $485 million approaches Wednesday night.
No one won Saturday night's jackpot estimated at $394 million, so it pushed the potential winnings to nearly a half-billion dollars. The latest lottery is the fifth largest jackpot in U.S. history.
The lucky winner whose ticket matches all six numbers has the option of taking home a lump sum amount, which would be more than $304.1 million.
Still, the odds of winning the jackpot are slim – about 1 in 176 million.
A person is more likely to have an 11th toe, die from flesh eating bacteria or be killed by an asteroid or shark attack.
While the odds are low, that hasn't put a damper on lottery fever.
Brisk tickets sales from last week's drawing were credited for the latest increase.
Last week's jackpot wasn't an entire bust for two lottery players in Silver Lake and Norco, according to California Lottery officials. They won about $1.3 million each after their tickets matched five of the six numbers. They were missing the Powerball number.
No one has claimed a Powerball jackpot since Nov. 29, when a winning ticket was sold in Washington. The jackpot was $90 million.
The last time the jackpot reached more than $400 million was February 2014, lottery officials say.
B. Raymond Buxton purchased the $425-million winning ticket in a Milpitas gas station.
Powerball is played in 43 states, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands. Plays are sold at $2 apiece.
Wednesday night's draw time is 7:59 p.m. PST with ticket sales suspending at 7 p.m.
Staff writer Matt Stevens contributed to this post.
For breaking news in California, follow @VeronicaRochaLA
Copyright © 2015, Los Angeles TimesAnda sedang membaca artikel tentang
Deadline approaches for $485-million Powerball jackpot
Dengan url
http://sehatgembiralami.blogspot.com/2015/02/deadline-approaches-for-485-million.html
Anda boleh menyebar luaskannya atau mengcopy paste-nya
Deadline approaches for $485-million Powerball jackpot
namun jangan lupa untuk meletakkan link
Deadline approaches for $485-million Powerball jackpot
sebagai sumbernya
0 komentar:
Posting Komentar