New York – Powerball Jackpot Climbs To $510 Million, 8th Largest

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    New York – The Powerball jackpot has climbed to an estimated $510 million, making it one of the largest in U.S. history.

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    No one matched all six numbers in Wednesday night’s drawing, so the national lottery game will continue to grow ahead of the next drawing Saturday night. At $510 million, the drawing would be the eighth largest lottery jackpot.

    The prize figure refers to the annuity option, in which winnings would be paid out over 29 years. A winner who took the cash option would snag $324.2 million, though that would be subject to state and federal taxes.

    Powerball is played in 44 states as well as Washington, D.C., Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands.

    Here’s a look at the 10 largest U.S. jackpots so far and the states where the winning tickets were sold:

    1. $1.6 billion, Powerball, Jan. 13, 2016 (three tickets, from California, Florida, Tennessee)

    2. $656 million, Mega Millions, March 30, 2012 (three tickets, from Kansas, Illinois and Maryland)

    3. $648 million, Mega Millions, Dec. 17, 2013 (two tickets, from California and Georgia)

    4. $590.5 million, Powerball, May 18, 2013 (one ticket, from Florida)

    5. $587.5 million, Powerball, Nov. 28, 2012 (two tickets, from Arizona and Missouri)

    6. $564.1 million, Powerball, Feb. 11, 2015 (three tickets, from North Carolina, Puerto Rico and Texas)

    7. $536 million, Mega Millions, July 8, 2016 (one ticket, from Indiana)

    8. $487 million, Powerball, July 30, 2016 (one ticket, from New Hampshire)

    9. $448.4 million, Powerball, Aug. 7, 2013 (three tickets, one from Minnesota and two from New Jersey)

    10. $447.8 million, Powerball, June 10, 2017, (one ticket, from California)


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    bsnow
    bsnow
    6 years ago

    I got this!