DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Lottery officials say there was no
jackpot winner in Saturday’s Powerball drawing, adding the current
estimated jackpot has jumped to $400 million or $227.8 million in cash
value.
Powerball said the next drawing will be Wednesday, Feb. 19.
It added in a statement that the previous estimated jackpot total was
an annuitized $330.8 million, or $188.4 million as a cash option.
Powerball
is played in 43 states, Washington, D.C., and the U.S. Virgin Islands.
The odds of matching all six numbers in the game are 1 in about 175
million, according to statistics pf the nonprofit Multi-State Lottery
Association whose members offer one or more of the association’s games.
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reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or
redistributed.
DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Lottery officials say there was no
jackpot winner in Saturday’s Powerball drawing, adding the current
estimated jackpot has jumped to $400 million or $227.8 million in cash
value.
Powerball said the next drawing will be Wednesday, Feb. 19.
It added in a statement that the previous estimated jackpot total was
an annuitized $330.8 million, or $188.4 million as a cash option.
Powerball
is played in 43 states, Washington, D.C., and the U.S. Virgin Islands.
The odds of matching all six numbers in the game are 1 in about 175
million, according to statistics pf the nonprofit Multi-State Lottery
Association whose members offer one or more of the association’s games.
Copyright 2014 The Associated Press. All rights
reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or
redistributed.