Winning numbers for $524M Powerball jackpot

There actually tend to be more unclaimed prizes associated with a massive drawing like this week’s estimated $500 million prize, he says. The jackpot is now up to half a billion dollars.

According to Michigan Lottery rep Jeff Holyfield, since noon today (Jan. 6, 2016), Michigan players have purchased more than 1.6 million tickets for tonight’s Powerball drawing.

“I’m just putting my little bit in and hoping for the best”, said Eugene Donaldson in Fort Myers. Later that day, the jackpot reached $450 million.

“I feel lucky, I don’t normally do it but it’s up so high”, Maureen Cuccia said after buying a ticket at a Shell station off I-10 near Walden in Beaumont. The last time Powerball had grown this large was in February 2015, when three winners split a $564.1 million prize. Ticket holders can check online here for the winning numbers, which were drawn late Wednesday night. The cash value is $306 million. That means 17 drawings with no victor, making the jackpot one of the largest in USA history.

“I have a sick grandson so I got to pay for him and then after that, whatever’s left I’m going to take them all to Thailand”.

The Powerball drawing consists of five white balls and one red Powerball.

She’s right; an individual is more likely to be hit by lightning than to win this jackpot.

Jackpot winners who choose the 30-year annuity will get one payment per year for 30 years – the first payment is issued shortly after your winning ticket is verified.

“It is exciting to kick off the New Year in a big way with a big jackpot”, said Alice Garland, the lottery’s executive director.

Powerball is offered in 44 States, Washington D.C., Puerto Rico, and the U.S. Virgin Islands.