MIAMI – With anticipation developing and 1000’s on countless numbers of tickets becoming marketed, the jackpot for Saturday night’s Powerball drawing has risen.
On Friday, it jumped from $1.5 billion to $1.6 billion.
It’s the 2nd-largest jackpot in Powerball background. The premier Powerball jackpot was $1.586 billion, which was gained on January 13, 2016.
If an individual hits it significant, they can both just take the winnings in a a single-time lump sum payment, close to $782.4 million, or as an annuity. That selection pays out the entire jackpot total in excess of around 30 several years. All of that would be just before taxes.
There have been 38 consecutive Powerball drawings considering the fact that August with no massive winner. Though the in general odds of winning any number of the Powerball prizes are 1 in 24.9, the odds of successful the Powerball jackpot are 1 in 292.2 million, according to the organization.
Powerball jackpots have been won 5 situations so much this 12 months.
Tickets price $2, and drawings are every Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday.
You can view the drawing throughout CBS4 Information at 11 or on CBSMiami.com.
CBS4 is your official Florida Lottery station.
