One winning ticket was sold for Monday night time’s gargantuan Powerball jackpot that saved climbing till it brushed up towards the $700 million mark — $699.8 million, to be exact. Lottery officers mentioned the fortunate purchase was made in an Albertsons in Morro Bay, a metropolis on the coast about midway between Los Angeles and San Francisco:
That outlet will rise up to $1 million for promoting the winning ticket.
It wasn’t clear whether or not one particular person would get the complete jackpot as soon as the acquisition is verified or if quite a few events had a hand in its acquisition in a pool.
The six numbers the ticket matched have been white balls of 12, 22, 54, 66, and 69 and the Powerball variety of 15.
It was the fifth largest jackpot in Powerball historical past and seventh greatest in U.S. lottery historical past.
Late ticket gross sales pushed it over earlier estimates of $670 million.
It was a historical past maker of kinds — the primary Powerball jackpot received on a Monday night time since officers instituted a 3rd weekly drawing on August 23. Drawings are additionally held on Wednesday and Saturday nights.
It additionally went into the report books as a result of it got here within the forty first drawing within the run — the best quantity and not using a grand prize winner.
Powerball holds the world mark for largest jackpot, set in 2016 — a $1.586 billion prize shared by winners in California, Florida and Tennessee.
The prior Powerball jackpot win got here within the June 5, 2021, drawing, for $285.6 million. It was sold in Florida.
The most recent winning ticket holder or holders can get an annuity of roughly $699.8 million in 30 funds over 29 years or a lump sum money choice cost of $496 million. Each are earlier than taxes.
Monday’s drawing had greater than 2.2 million winning tickets in all, with prizes starting from $4 to $2 million.
5 tickets have been $1 million winners — they matched all 5 white balls however missed hitting the crimson Powerball quantity. They have been sold in Arizona, Florida, Virginia and Massachusetts, which had two. One purchaser, in Tennessee, matched the 5 white balls and doubled the prize to $2 million by opting for the Energy Play function. That price an extra greenback.
Powerball tickets are $2 per play. Tickets are sold in 45 states, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands.
The general odds of winning a prize are 1 in 24.9 million. The percentages of winning the jackpot are 1 in 292.2 million.
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