A player from Florida has claimed the $238 million jackpot, according to the Powerball website, winning the biggest jackpot of the year so far.
As a result, the jackpot for the next Powerball drawing on Thursday April 1 will drop down to $20 million . Other prize winners in the March 27 drawing included 13 people who matched four white balls and the Powerball correctly, winning $50,000 prizes. Another six people saw those winnings tripled to $150,000 because they purchased the Power Play.
Powerball and Mega Millions lottery tickets are displayed on January 3, 2018 in San Anselmo, California.The last time the Powerball jackpot was won was back on January 30, when a player from New Jersey, is one of the most popular multi-state lotteries in the country. The game is available to play in 45 states, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands. The five states that do not sell lottery tickets are Alabama, Alaska, Hawaii, Nevada and Utah.
But from August there will be one less state that will allow you to play Powerball as this week Idaho lawmakers voted to end the lottery in the state due to fears of foreign participation. Powerball is due to expand outside the U.S. this year, with Australia included in 2021 and the U.K. in 2022. Under current law, Idaho only allows lotteries in the state played by people from the U.S. and Canada.
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