The winning ticket for this Wednesday’s Powerball jackpot was sold in Pennsylvania, so the player could receive $206.9 million dollars in annual payments for 29 years, or you could also choose take a one-time payment of $69.36 million dollars.
Wednesday’s winning numbers were: 09, 21, 56, 57, 66 and the Powerball number was .
It should be noted that the odds of matching all five numbers and the Powerball number are approximately 1 in 293 million , according to the Multistate Lottery Association.
The odds of hit the five white balls are 1 in approximate mind 11.6 million.
On the other hand, the odds of winning a prize of any amount of money are 1 in 24.8.
The previous winner who matched all six numbers was from the town of Middlebury, Vermont, and took home $366.7 million dollars.
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The Powerball game is played in 45 states, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, and the US Virgin Islands.
If you want to try your luck, remember that the jackpot for Saturday’s draw will be $20 million dollars.
Powerball drawings take place three times a week: Monday, Wednesday and Friday at 10: 57 pm
The cost is $2 per ticket, but you can add the Power Play for $1, this will increase the amount of your prize (if you win) up to five times the value of the original prize (except the jackpot and Match 5).
To play, you must select five numbers from 1 to 69 for white balls and a number from 1 to 26 for the red Powerball. However, you can also have the lottery machine generate a quick pick ticket with random numbers for you. In other words, the computer chooses your numbers.
Prizes range from $4 dollars for matching the Powerball to $1 million for matching the five white balls, and the jackpot goes to whoever matches all six. balls.
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