By The Diary
Sep 21, 2024, 00:42 AM EDT
A lottery player in New Jersey won $1 million in Wednesday’s Powerball drawing.
The winning ticket, corresponding to 2nd place, was sold at the “Variedades Ecualatinas” establishment located on Ferry St. in Newark, the most populated city in New Jersey. The person who bought it has not been identified.
The numbers drawn on Wednesday were 1 – 11 – 22 – 47 – 68 and Powerball 7. No one won the jackpot and only that ticket from New Jersey matched all five white balls, he noted. NorthJersey.com.
Meanwhile, the jackpot has increased to an estimated $195 million with a cash option of $99.1 million for Saturday night’s drawing.
No one has won the Powerball jackpot since August 19 when a player in California won $44.3 million. Powerball drawings are held three times a week: Monday, Wednesday and Saturday at 10:59 p.m.
Last week, a person in Texas won $800 million when he won the Mega jackpot on Tuesday night, September 10. This is the 7th largest prize in the history of that lottery.
In March of this year, someone won $1.13 billion in the Mega Lottery in New Jersey, the largest jackpot ever won in that state, which remains unclaimed.
Players can securely check their tickets on the New York Lottery website or on the official Powerball and Mega Millions portals. Players sometimes have up to a calendar year from the time of the drawing to claim their winnings.
If a Mega Millions jackpot is not claimed within the required time limit, each participating state will get back all of the money it contributed to that drawing, he explained. ABC News. Under that lottery’s policy, each state uses unclaimed amounts for different purposes.
The odds of winning the Mega Millions are astronomical, no matter the amount: about 1 in 302.6 million. In theory, there is a greater chance of winning the US presidency or being struck by lightning, he joked. Fox News.
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Scratch-off games generated more than $4.4 billion in total sales during fiscal year 2022-2023, the New York Lottery said. The New York Lottery remains the largest and most profitable lottery in North America, contributing $3.7 billion in fiscal year 2022-2023 to help support K-12 public education across the state.
According to statistics, New York is the “luckiest” state in the US in terms of the number of winners of jackpots in the Powerball and Mega Millions lotteries in recent decades.
Those struggling with gambling addiction or knowing someone who is can find help by calling New York State’s toll-free and confidential HOPEline at 1-877-8-HOPENY (1-877-846-7369) or by texting HOPENY (467369).