Powerball Jackpot Climbs to $610M — 7th Largest in Game's History

A surge successful summons income has pushed the Powerball jackpot up to $610 million, making it the seventh largest prize successful the game's history.

The higher prize for Wednesday night's drafting comes aft nary summons matched each 5 numbers and the Powerball drawn connected Monday night, which marked the 39th consecutive drafting without a jackpot winner. The longer the crippled goes without a expansive prize winner, the larger the payout volition grow.

The estimated $610 cardinal jackpot is for a victor who chooses the annuity option, paid implicit 29 years. Nearly each large victor takes the currency option, which is presently an estimated $434.2 million. Either prize enactment would besides beryllium taxable to taxes.

The Powerball jackpot was past deed successful California successful the Oct. 4, 2021 drafting erstwhile a azygous summons won a $699.8 cardinal expansive prize. Powerball holds the satellite grounds for largest jackpot successful lottery history, acceptable successful 2016 erstwhile 3 winners successful California, Florida and Tennessee shared the a whopping $1.586 cardinal jackpot.

Since Aug. 23, Powerball drawings person been held 3 times a week to summation involvement and turn prizes much quickly. Drawings are held each Monday, Wednesday and Saturday astatine 10:59 p.m. EDT and tickets outgo $2 per play.

One happening that hasn't changed, though, is the accidental of winning the jackpot — conscionable 1 successful 292.2 million.

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Powerball is played successful 45 states positive Washington, D.C., Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands.