The US Powerball lottery website announced on the 7th that a $1.787 billion jackpot was won, with two winners sharing the prize. This is the second-largest jackpot in US lottery history.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
According to US media reports, the two winners are from Missouri and Texas respectively, and their specific identities have not been disclosed. Jackpot winners have two options: to receive a one-time payment of $410.3 million or an annuity of $893.5 million over 30 years. The above amounts are pre-tax figures.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The drawing took place on the evening of the 6th, marking the 42nd drawing since someone won the jackpot on May 31st, setting a record for the longest period without a jackpot winner in Powerball history.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Powerball tickets cost $2 each. Players must select 5 numbers from white balls numbered 1 to 69, and 1 number from red balls numbered 1 to 26. If all 6 selected numbers match the drawn numbers, they win the jackpot. The odds of winning the jackpot are 1 in 292.2 million.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The largest Powerball and US lottery jackpot in history was $2.04 billion and was won by a single winner in California in November 2022.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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