![]() Robert Salvato Jr., a 60-year-old electrician, bought 40 Powerball tickets at a hardware store in Billerica, Massachusetts. That didn’t bother those eager to plunk down their money on Wednesday for a long-shot chance at instant wealth. Winning the grand prize would net the winner 747 million if they chose the annuity option, which would be paid out gradually. And wins in recent months have been few and far between. Monday was the 34th drawing for the current jackpot, Powerball said. Powerball’s terrible odds of 1 in 292.2 million are designed to generate big jackpots, with prizes becoming ever larger as they repeatedly roll over when no one wins. Multiply Non-Jackpot Prizes by adding Power Play for 1 Power Play adds a multiplier of 2X, 3X, 4X, 5X (or 10X when the jackpot is 150 million or less) is randomly selected Power Play Details. The only top prize that was ever bigger was the $2.04 billion Powerball won by a player in California last November. Final ticket sales pushed the jackpot beyond its earlier advertised estimate of $1.73 billion for Wednesday night’s drawing. That streak trails the record of 41 draws set in 20. The jackpot is the world’s second-largest lottery prize after rolling over for 36 consecutive drawings. Before someone won the giant prize, there had been 35 consecutive drawings without a big winner, stretching back to July 19 when a player in California matched all six numbers and won $1.08 billion.
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