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Powerball jackpot will grow to $400 million as prize goes unclaimed Powerball jackpot will grow to $400 million as prize goes unclaimed
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Feeling lucky in the new year?Feeling lucky in the new year?
The Powerball jackpot is expected to grow to an estimated $400 million this week as an earlier prize has gone unclaimed, according to lottery officials. The Powerball jackpot grew to $400 million this week as an earlier prize has gone unclaimed, according to lottery officials.
No one claimed the $334 million prize in a Saturday drawing. There were some winners of $2 million and $1 million in Pennsylvania, South Carolina, Connecticut and California, according to the Associated Press. No one claimed the $334 million prize in a Saturday drawing. There were some winners of $2 million and $1 million in Pennsylvania, South Carolina, Connecticut and California.
The $400 million jackpot would be one of the biggest in the lottery game history. In 2013, someone from South Carolina won a $399.4 million prize, officials have said. But there was no winner for the big jackpot, so it rolled over, making it around $400 million.
“It doesn’t happen that often,” said Carole Everett, a spokeswoman for the Maryland Lottery and Gaming agency, of jackpots rolling over and getting this big.
The $400 million jackpot would be the sixth largest in the history of the Powerball game, which started in the early 1990s. The biggest Powerball jackpot went to a person in Florida, who won a $590.5 million prize in 2013.
Don’t get too excited though.Don’t get too excited though.
Lottery officials said the chances of winning are 1 in 292.2 million, according to the AP article. Lottery officials said the chances of winning are 1 in 292.2 million.
The next Powerball drawing is set for Wednesday.The next Powerball drawing is set for Wednesday.