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Powerball gamers can be vying for a colossal $800 million jackpot Monday night time – the second time the prize has swelled so giant this 12 months.
The Powerball jackpot was final received on January 1 by a ticket in Michigan with an estimated $842.4 million prize.
If the prize is received Monday it could be the sixth-largest within the recreation’s historical past. A winner would have the choice of receiving an estimated $800 million in annual funds or a lump sum cost of $384.8 million – each earlier than taxes, in keeping with Powerball.
There have been 35 consecutive drawings with no grand prize winner. The percentages of profitable any prize are 1 in 24.9, however the odds of snagging the jackpot are 1 in 292.2 million, in keeping with the lottery.
Monday night time’s Powerball drawing can be held at 10:59 p.m. ET.
No luck in Monday night time’s drawing? Strive once more Tuesday for an even bigger $1.1 billion Mega Thousands and thousands jackpot.