Powerball jackpot now $1.3 billion as once again no victor

Manitobans are crossing the USA border to try their luck at winning more than a billion dollars, the world’s largest lottery jackpot.

Anita Goodwin from Hammond, Ind, buys her Powerball lottery tickets for Saturday’s $900 million multi-state drawing January 8 in Chicago.

The more tickets you buy, the higher your chances, but buying all possible number combinations probably wouldn’t be smart.

During this span, two $1 million prize winning tickets have been sold in MA, including one in Saturday’s drawing sold at Clarendon Wine Co., 563 Boylston St.in Boston. Plays cost $2 each with an additional $1 for the Power Play option; tickets can be purchased at any lottery retailer until 9:00 p.m. CT/8:00 p.m. MT the night of the draw.

There were 132,118 Arkansas players who took home a part of the $1,272,326 in prizes from $4 to $50,000 that were won in Arkansas Saturday night. Initially, officials estimated jackpot would be $1.3 billion – but lotto fever has upped the ante. You don’t want to blow it all in one spot. He stopped by Convenience on the Go, 1441 Holland Road in Suffolk, and bought three Powerball tickets. “This Powerball jackpot is not only a life-changing opportunity for any person, but also it has allowed the Lottery to generate over $70 million in revenue for Florida students and schools”.

An employee of the store knew a winning ticket was sold but didn’t know who sold the ticket or who the victor was. No one won the big prize in that drawing, causing the pot to roll over and surpass the $1 billion mark.

Powerball works like this: Players have to select 6 total numbers in the hopes that all 6 match the randomly drawn numbers.

Powerball tickets are sold in 44 states, Washington D.C., U.S. Virgin Islands, and Puerto Rico.