Monday night’s Powerball drawing is set to feature a massive estimated jackpot of $1.6 billion, placing it among the biggest lottery prizes ever offered in the United States, according to Powerball officials.
Players chasing the top prize face extremely long odds. Powerball puts the chance of winning the jackpot at 1 in 292.2 million, a reflection of the game’s six-number format and the difficulty of matching every required ball.
The jackpot grew after no one claimed the top prize in Saturday’s drawing. The winning numbers that went unmatched were white balls 4, 5, 28, 52, and 69, along with the red Powerball 20. As a result, Monday’s drawing now represents the fifth-largest jackpot in U.S. lottery history and the fourth-largest ever offered by Powerball, the lottery said in a news release.
Whoever eventually wins will have a choice in how the money is paid out. The cash option is currently estimated at $735.3 million, while the annuity option totals about $1.6 billion, both figures calculated before taxes. The annuity plan includes an initial payment followed by 29 yearly payments that rise by 5% each year, Powerball explained.
Only one U.S. lottery jackpot has ever topped the current prize. That record-setting $2.04 billion jackpot was won in 2022, when a ticket purchased in California matched all the numbers. The winner chose a lump-sum payout of $997.6 million.
Powerball tickets are sold in 45 states, as well as Washington, D.C., Puerto Rico, and the U.S. Virgin Islands. The game is administered by the Multi-State Lottery Association, a nonprofit organization representing state lotteries. States use proceeds from ticket sales to fund public education programs and other government services.
{Matzav.com}
Buying lottery tickets or scratch off tickets is not so pashut. Besides for the fact that it can become a serious addiction, there are halachic ramifications as well.
What are halachic ramifications into buying lottery tickets?
“Even lotteries are controlled
“Man Discovers Sandy Hook “Heroes List” matches last names of lottery winners!”
Crisis actors and agent provocateurs getting payouts from the lottery system.
Everything is contrived and scripted down to government run games of “chance.”
Multi million dollar lotteries are rigged. The ones with lower payouts are for the public.”
Nothing wrong with buying a ticket. If you win you will have an opportunity to have rebbes around your home and even make it to the matzav blog headlines. If I win I would go low profile and move to an area where people won’t harass me. Either meah shearim or chevron and keep my reputation quiet and disappear into the woodwork. I would help struggling religious yidden but not give a dime to any secular groups like UJA or their ilk. I’m sure they would call for donations. I have a relative who is a billionaire and donates millions to only very Chareidi groups but hangs up the phone when the modern secular shnor groups call him.
Will you commit to supporting an RFK jr. candidacy for President in 2028?
Marbeh kesef marbeh daygos