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| US Powerball lottery: Two tickets share $550m jackpot | US Powerball lottery: Two tickets share $550m jackpot |
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| Two winning tickets - bought in Arizona and Missouri - share a $550m (£344m) US Powerball lottery jackpot, the second-biggest US prize ever, organisers say. | |
| The jackpot swelled after 16 consecutive draws had failed to produce a winning ticket. | The jackpot swelled after 16 consecutive draws had failed to produce a winning ticket. |
| No-one has yet come forward to claim the prize. | No-one has yet come forward to claim the prize. |
| Tickets had been selling at a rate of 130,000 a minute nationwide, but the odds of scooping the top prize had been calculated at one in 175 million. | Tickets had been selling at a rate of 130,000 a minute nationwide, but the odds of scooping the top prize had been calculated at one in 175 million. |
| Lottery officials said the winning tickets were sold in Arizona and Missouri, but it was not yet clear whether they had been bought by individuals or groups. | |
| Statisticians calculated that a player had more chance of becoming US president, dying from a bee sting or getting struck by lightning than hitting the jackpot. | Statisticians calculated that a player had more chance of becoming US president, dying from a bee sting or getting struck by lightning than hitting the jackpot. |
| The numbers drawn late on Wednesday were 5, 23, 16, 22, 29 and 6. | The numbers drawn late on Wednesday were 5, 23, 16, 22, 29 and 6. |
| 'Join the hype' | 'Join the hype' |
| The prize fund had apparently been boosted by late purchases by those who rarely play the lottery. | The prize fund had apparently been boosted by late purchases by those who rarely play the lottery. |
| "I've been thinking about winning this money and what I'd do with it," first-time ticket buyer Pat Powell told the Associated Press in Atlanta, Georgia. | "I've been thinking about winning this money and what I'd do with it," first-time ticket buyer Pat Powell told the Associated Press in Atlanta, Georgia. |
| "Let me just join the hype and just do it." | "Let me just join the hype and just do it." |
| In New York, another player, Nelson Batista, told Reuters news agency that if he won: "Maybe I'd change my face and my whole body and I make myself more younger." | In New York, another player, Nelson Batista, told Reuters news agency that if he won: "Maybe I'd change my face and my whole body and I make myself more younger." |
| Forty-two US states, the District of Columbia and the US Virgin Islands participate in the Powerball lottery. | Forty-two US states, the District of Columbia and the US Virgin Islands participate in the Powerball lottery. |
| Officials doubled the price of Powerball lottery tickets in January to $2. | Officials doubled the price of Powerball lottery tickets in January to $2. |
| Despite an initial drop in sales, revenue is reportedly about 35% higher than 2011 figures. | Despite an initial drop in sales, revenue is reportedly about 35% higher than 2011 figures. |