This is the highest award ever in that draw. This figure was reached because there were 40 consecutive draws without any winner.
a gambler who bought a ticket to California, Americahe won record award $2,040 million in the Powerball lottery, thus ending more than three months with no winners.
The numbers that came up in a study in Tallahassee, Florida, were white 10, 33, 41, 47 and 56 and red 10.
The State Lotteries Association said on Monday that the announcement of the winner would be postponed until Tuesday due to problems in the state lotteries.
The billionaire surpassed the historic jackpot of $1,586 million he won in 2016, which was drawn at the time with the winning numbers: 10, 22, 41, 47 and 56. The Powerball number was 10.
This extended to figures never seen in the previous two draws as no one was lucky enough to match all five numbers and the extra “ball”, which is the icing on the cake.
Posted by the California Lottery Administration on your account Twitter That a ticket matching all six numbers was sold at an Altadena establishment, and the first time that a person has won more than 1,000 million in gambling in the state.
There were 40 consecutive Powerball pictures without a winner.,
The prize was special, as the draw was to take place on Monday night, but a state technical glitch forced it to be delayed until this morning, with the jackpot rising to over 2,000 million in a matter of hours.
The full advertised prize money is for winners who agree to receive their prize for 30 years in annual installments. That is, divided into a total of 30 payments over three decades.
However, winners often choose the cash option. In this case, the cash prize would be reduced by more than half of the $2,040 million. It would be $929 million in cash anyway.
No one had hit all six numbers and has since August 3, when in Pennsylvania made a cumulative $206.9 million.
HOW TO PLAY AND PAY
Chances of winning the jackpot 1 in 292.2 millionAccording to the people responsible for Powerball.
Powerball is played in 45 states as well as Washington, DC, Puerto Rico and the US Virgin Islands.
To play Powerball you have to choose 5 numbers between 1 and 69. And then the Powerball, between 1 and 26. The winner is the one who matches all six numbers. Statistically something very difficult.
But the lottery also gives prizes to the bookmakers who fail to match all the numbers. Those who get five points out of six are paid a million dollars.
Instead, if they get four out of six, the lottery will pay out $50,000 for each bettor who receives it.
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