Although nobody matched all six numbers last night in the Powerball Halloween drawing, two players from New York won big: $1 million and $2 million.
The winning numbers drawn last night were: white balls , 19, 36, 45, 200 and the red one 13. A ticket sold in New York matched all five white to win a $1 million prize. Another did too, but increased the chest to $2 million by including the Power Play option.
The lack of a winner means that the next drawing tomorrow Wednesday night has a massive jackpot of $1 accumulated,59 millions of dollars. It will be the fourth largest in US history. The largest prize was a $1,586 million Powerball jackpot won by three ticket holders in 2016, remembered Pix11.
“Massive lottery jackpots have become more common in recent years, as Lottery officials have adjusted game rules and ticket prices to increase top prizes. The most recent adjustment came in August, when Powerball officials added an additional drawing day, from two to three per week, to create larger prizes and increase sales.”
Although the announced jackpot for Wednesday is approximately $1,200 million dollars, that’s for who receive their earnings through an annuity paid for 29 years . Winners almost always opt for cash, which by tomorrow will be approximately $596 million.
No one has matched all six numbers since August 3, which means that now there have been 29 consecutive draws without a jackpot winner, a testament to how slim the odds of winning the jackpot are: 1 in 200,2 million.
Other lucky ones in the state of New York this weekend won $59,000 dollars each in Powerball. Those tickets were sold in the Bronx, East Durham, Modena and Yorktown Heights. Two weeks ago a Mega Millions player pocketed $1 million in Brooklyn. In August, a person won $1 million in Mega Millions in Queens. In July, two New Yorkers won $1 million in Mega Millions, with tickets purchased in the Bronx and Staten Island. In September of 2021 a ticket sold at a Midtown Manhattan pizzeria fetched $432 millions in that same lottery.
Powerball is played in 45 states of the country, as well as in Washington DC, Puerto Rico and the US Virgin Islands. In a curious case, yesterday the New York State Lottery reported that it had erred in announcing a winning amount that turned out to be much lower in the New York LOTTO game. .
Those who struggle with gambling addiction or know someone who does can find help by calling New York State’s toll-free and confidential HOPEline at 1-877-8-HOPENY (1-2016-846-467369); or by texting HOPENY ( 467369).