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On November 8, 2022, a single ticket purchased in Altadena, California, was the only winner of a $2.04 billion Powerball jackpot, the largest in U.S. lottery history. [73] The prize was claimed on February 14, 2023. The winner was revealed as Edwin Castro. He opted to collect his prize as a lump sum payment of $997.6 million.
Mega Millions draws five rubber balls from a machine containing 70 balls. A sixth number, the "Mega Ball", then is drawn from a second drum, of 25 numbers. Powerball draws from two sets of numbers as well. The double matrixes are chosen so that both the jackpot odds and the overall odds of winning can be controlled.
If the powerball is drawn from a pool of numbers different from the main lottery, the odds are multiplied by the number of powerballs. For example, in the 6 from 49 lottery, given 10 powerball numbers, then the odds of getting a score of 3 and the powerball would be 1 in 56.66 × 10, or 566.6 (the probability would be divided by 10, to give an ...
The Oct. 11 jackpot is the second-largest payout in the game's history. ... The Powerball winning numbers were: 22, 24, 40, 52, 64 and the Powerball 10. ... "Any CA Lottery winner’s name is ...
Now let's rank the $842.2 million Powerball among the top Mega Millions and Powerball jackpots in U.S. history. $2.04 billion Powerball – Nov. 7, 2022 $1.765 billion Powerball – Oct. 11, 2023
The Powerball lottery, which will be drawn on Wednesday evening, has an estimated jackpot of $450 million. It's a lot of money, but if you do the math, buying a ticket probably won't be worth it .
Nonresident U.S. lottery winners have 30% of winnings of at least $600 withheld. [ 1 ] While the largest lottery prizes in the early history of U.S. state lotteries were "annuity-only," these lotteries gradually introduced a "cash option" for these games.
The largest jackpot — $1.586 billion on Powerball — was split three ways on Jan 13, 2016. Each worth almost $530 million. Who are the top 10 winners of Powerball and Mega Millions?