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Friday, November 15
Christmas Day Powerball Lottery Prize Could Hit $ 400 Million
One lucky ticket holder of the Powerball lottery could receive a multi-million dollar prize on the day of Christmas. For the third time in 2021 the Powerball jackpot hits the $ mark millions of dollars.
The Powerball jackpot was last won in California in the drawing on October 4, 2021 when a single ticket won a grand prize of $ 699. 8 million dollars. Since then, there have been 34 draws in a row without a jackpot winner.
The jackpot for Saturday’s drawing 25 December 2021 has risen to an estimated $ 400 million dollars, reported the lottery association in a statement.
Although the Powerball jackpot totals $ 400 million dollars, that’s the estimate of the annuity option paid during 30 years. Winners almost always go for the cash option, which for Saturday’s drawing will have an estimated value of $ 292 million of dollars. and the draws with the winning numbers are held every Monday, Wednesday and Saturday at 10: 59 pm ET on the Powerball website.
Powerball lottery tickets are $ 2. 00 dollars each and are sold for 45 different states, as well as the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico and the US Virgin Islands.
The Powerball jackpot winners can choose to receive their prize as a lump sum or in 30 Annual payments for 25 years. The total jackpot values listed above are before taxes.
The Powerball jackpot was last won in California in the drawing of 4 October 2021 when a single ticket won a grand prize of $ 699. 8 million dollars. Since then, there have been 34 draws in a row without a jackpot winner.
To date, Powerball holds the world record for the largest lottery jackpot set at 2016. The record jackpot of $ 1, 586 was shared by winners in California, Florida and Tennessee.
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