Powerball jackpot soars to $1.4 billion in Wed.'s drawing
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A player must match all five white balls and the red Powerball number to score a grand prize in the Powerball game. The odds of scoring the jackpot prize are 1 in 292,201,338. Drawings are broadcast Saturdays, Mondays and Wednesdays at 9:59 p.m. CT and can be streamed online.
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KCEN-TV on MSNPowerball jackpot climbs to $1.8 billion
A historic $1.8 billion Powerball jackpot has Texas players dreaming big while the lottery reminds everyone it only takes one ticket to win.
Since joining Powerball in 2010, Texas has seen jackpot winners, but not many. With Saturday’s drawing at $1.8B, could the Lone Star State see another?
The Powerball jackpot is $1.44 billion for Wednesday, Sept. 3. See the winning numbers and find out if there's a winner.
More than 6.3 million Powerball tickets sold in the United States won prizes ranging from $4 to $2 million, the lottery said.
The CBS News data team looked into Powerball data to see where winners take home the most and least, how often numbers are drawn, and the timing and size of every jackpot so far this year. Here's how the numbers break down:
Most winners choose the lump sum payout over a 29-year annuity, but hefty taxes and inflation steadily eat away at prize money.
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KWKT Waco on MSNTDLR takes over lottery operations amidst third-highest Powerball jackpot
As the Powerball jackpot approaches almost $2 billion, the third-highest jackpot in the game's history, the Texas lottery is entering into a new era under a different agency.