A look back at some of the past lottery winners over the years, from how they won to their experiences after getting the money.
No one had won Powerball's top prize since New Year's Day, amounting to 40 consecutive drawings without a jackpot winner.It's not yet known where exactly in Oregon the jackpot-winning ticket was sold.
In addition to the jackpot winner, there were seven tickets that matched all five white balls to win $1 million prizes.This is the second billion-dollar lottery jackpot this year. A lucky winner in New Jersey snagged a $1.13 billion Mega Millions jackpot on March 26. The game's long odds of 1 in 292.2 million makes it a rare jackpot. By making the top prizes hard to hit,When a winner matches all five numbers and the Powerball, they have the option to take the full jackpot paid out over 30 years, or a smaller cash payout. Winners almost always take the cash option.
The Powerball drawing takes place live at 10:59 p.m. Eastern every Monday, Wednesday and Saturday. Tickets, which cost $2 per play, are sold in 45 states, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands.The odds of winning the Powerball jackpot are one in 292.2 million.
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