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| Powerball Jackpot Rises to $1.9 Billion After No Winning Ticket Is Sold | Powerball Jackpot Rises to $1.9 Billion After No Winning Ticket Is Sold |
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| The Powerball jackpot has climbed to another record — $1.9 billion — ahead of the next drawing on Monday after no tickets matched all six numbers to win the top prize in the drawing Saturday night. | The Powerball jackpot has climbed to another record — $1.9 billion — ahead of the next drawing on Monday after no tickets matched all six numbers to win the top prize in the drawing Saturday night. |
| The winner would receive the largest payout in U.S. lottery history, eclipsing the $1.586 billion payout in 2016 split between three Powerball winners in California, Florida and Tennessee, which set a world record, officials said. | The winner would receive the largest payout in U.S. lottery history, eclipsing the $1.586 billion payout in 2016 split between three Powerball winners in California, Florida and Tennessee, which set a world record, officials said. |
| Monday night’s event, at 11:59 Eastern time, comes after 40 straight drawings without a winner, tying a record set last year for the greatest number of consecutive drawings without a winner. That Powerball jackpot run ended on Oct. 4, 2021, with a $699.8 million winner in California after 41 drawings. | |
| “Like the rest of America, and the world, I think we’re all eager to find out when this historic jackpot will eventually be won,” Drew Svitko, the chairman of the Powerball Product Group and executive director of the Pennsylvania Lottery, said in a statement. | “Like the rest of America, and the world, I think we’re all eager to find out when this historic jackpot will eventually be won,” Drew Svitko, the chairman of the Powerball Product Group and executive director of the Pennsylvania Lottery, said in a statement. |
| The winner, if there is one, can have the prize paid in a lump sum, worth $929.1 million, or in 30 graduated payments over 29 years, worth $1.9 billion. The first thing winners should do, according to experts, is seek advice from a lawyer, a financial adviser and an accountant. And winners should research the professionals they turn to for help, checking the status of their licenses and getting references. (Those resources are online.) | The winner, if there is one, can have the prize paid in a lump sum, worth $929.1 million, or in 30 graduated payments over 29 years, worth $1.9 billion. The first thing winners should do, according to experts, is seek advice from a lawyer, a financial adviser and an accountant. And winners should research the professionals they turn to for help, checking the status of their licenses and getting references. (Those resources are online.) |
| The Powerball prize is the second billion-dollar jackpot in recent months. This summer, a single Mega Millions ticket sold in Des Plaines, Ill., won $1.34 billion. Previous billion-dollar jackpots were won in 2016, 2018 and 2021. | The Powerball prize is the second billion-dollar jackpot in recent months. This summer, a single Mega Millions ticket sold in Des Plaines, Ill., won $1.34 billion. Previous billion-dollar jackpots were won in 2016, 2018 and 2021. |
| For more than a week, the ever-rising Powerball jackpot has set off a frenzy of ticket-buying across the country by routine lottery players and even some skeptics, hopeful that the odds of winning, one in 292.2 million, will tilt in their favor. | For more than a week, the ever-rising Powerball jackpot has set off a frenzy of ticket-buying across the country by routine lottery players and even some skeptics, hopeful that the odds of winning, one in 292.2 million, will tilt in their favor. |
| On Monday, just before 9 a.m., a steady stream of customers trickled into a 7-11 convenience store in Gainesville, Va., to buy Powerball tickets. Some, like David Gudinas, 52, were occasional lottery players, but the outsized jackpot was too tempting to pass up. | On Monday, just before 9 a.m., a steady stream of customers trickled into a 7-11 convenience store in Gainesville, Va., to buy Powerball tickets. Some, like David Gudinas, 52, were occasional lottery players, but the outsized jackpot was too tempting to pass up. |
| Mr. Gudinas, who has a 17-year-old daughter headed to college next year, bought five tickets, even though he admitted good-naturedly that the odds were stacked against him. | Mr. Gudinas, who has a 17-year-old daughter headed to college next year, bought five tickets, even though he admitted good-naturedly that the odds were stacked against him. |
| “I thought it was worth the $10 for the entertainment value,” Mr. Gudinas, a federal employee, said. | “I thought it was worth the $10 for the entertainment value,” Mr. Gudinas, a federal employee, said. |
| He said his family had not made specific plans of what to do with the money if he won, but they would “save some, spend some” and probably tuck away a fund for college tuition. | He said his family had not made specific plans of what to do with the money if he won, but they would “save some, spend some” and probably tuck away a fund for college tuition. |
| But he was not planning to stay up for the late-night drawing. “I will probably be asleep,” he said. | But he was not planning to stay up for the late-night drawing. “I will probably be asleep,” he said. |
| At a Chevron gas station in Miami on Thursday, Ruben Perez, 82, had a plan for what he would do with the jackpot. | At a Chevron gas station in Miami on Thursday, Ruben Perez, 82, had a plan for what he would do with the jackpot. |
| He said he would “take my wife and go somewhere better” than Miami, where he has lived for 20 years. One possible destination, he said, would be his wife’s native Honduras. | He said he would “take my wife and go somewhere better” than Miami, where he has lived for 20 years. One possible destination, he said, would be his wife’s native Honduras. |
| Mr. Perez, a former police officer and a longtime Powerball player, said he usually spent about $50 a week on the tickets. | Mr. Perez, a former police officer and a longtime Powerball player, said he usually spent about $50 a week on the tickets. |
| “I just hope somebody that needs it, gets it,” he added. “Even if it’s not me.” | “I just hope somebody that needs it, gets it,” he added. “Even if it’s not me.” |
| Players can buy a $2 Powerball ticket in 45 states, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands. The five states that do not participate are Alabama, Alaska, Hawaii, Nevada and Utah. | Players can buy a $2 Powerball ticket in 45 states, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands. The five states that do not participate are Alabama, Alaska, Hawaii, Nevada and Utah. |
| In Franklin County and Oneida County, Idaho, which draw Powerball players from neighboring Utah, ticket sales were up 597 percent last week compared with “a more traditional week a month ago,” when the jackpot was around $354 million, David Workman, a spokesman for the Idaho Lottery, said in an email. | In Franklin County and Oneida County, Idaho, which draw Powerball players from neighboring Utah, ticket sales were up 597 percent last week compared with “a more traditional week a month ago,” when the jackpot was around $354 million, David Workman, a spokesman for the Idaho Lottery, said in an email. |
| Jaw-dropping lottery jackpots are not unique to the United States, although other regions have smaller amounts. In October 2021, a ticket holder from France became the biggest EuroMillions winner of all time, winning 220 million euros, or about $219 million at current exchange rates. | Jaw-dropping lottery jackpots are not unique to the United States, although other regions have smaller amounts. In October 2021, a ticket holder from France became the biggest EuroMillions winner of all time, winning 220 million euros, or about $219 million at current exchange rates. |
| Mega Sena, the biggest lottery in Brazil, had its largest jackpot ever last year. Two people won and split 378 million real, or about $75 million. And in 2019, a man in South Africa won the country’s largest jackpot of 232 million rand, or about $13 million. | Mega Sena, the biggest lottery in Brazil, had its largest jackpot ever last year. Two people won and split 378 million real, or about $75 million. And in 2019, a man in South Africa won the country’s largest jackpot of 232 million rand, or about $13 million. |
| States oversee lottery operations and have different rules for how winnings are taxed and whether the names of the winners must be made public. | States oversee lottery operations and have different rules for how winnings are taxed and whether the names of the winners must be made public. |
| In Florida, anyone can request a winner’s name, city of residence and the amount they won. People who win $250,000 or more are exempt from this rule for 90 days from the day that they claim the prize. | In Florida, anyone can request a winner’s name, city of residence and the amount they won. People who win $250,000 or more are exempt from this rule for 90 days from the day that they claim the prize. |
| In Miami, Janice Lusky Greenspan said that she played the lottery a few times each year, usually buying five or 10 tickets at a time, but the record Powerball jackpot inspired her to buy 15 tickets at a Publix supermarket on Thursday morning after she dropped her son off at his high school. | In Miami, Janice Lusky Greenspan said that she played the lottery a few times each year, usually buying five or 10 tickets at a time, but the record Powerball jackpot inspired her to buy 15 tickets at a Publix supermarket on Thursday morning after she dropped her son off at his high school. |
| “First thing I do after I win?” she said. “Change my phone number.” | “First thing I do after I win?” she said. “Change my phone number.” |
| Christine Chung, Christine Hauser and Derrick Bryson Taylor contributed reporting. | Christine Chung, Christine Hauser and Derrick Bryson Taylor contributed reporting. |