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Powerball jackpot up to record $1.9 billion after no winner

Posted November 06, 2022 6:00 am

The Associated Press

From behind the lottery counter at a Pick 'n Save store in Madison, Wis., Djuan Davis hands Powerball tickets to Arpad Jakab, a retired utility worker who said it's his first time buying them. The Powerball jackpot recently reached a record high of $1.6 billion. (AP Photo/Harm Venhuizen) The Associated Press

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) - A record Powerball jackpot grew to an even larger $1.9 billion after no one won the lottery drawing on Saturday night.

The numbers for the drawing were: white balls 28, 45, 53, 56, 69 and red Powerball 20.

The next chance for someone to get lucky will be Monday night.

The new $1.9 billion jackpot is for a winner who is paid through an annuity over 29 years. Winners of lottery jackpots usually prefer a lump sum of cash, which for Monday's drawing would be $929.1 million.

The Powerball prize keeps getting more massive because of the inability of anyone to overcome the long odds of 1 in 292.2 million and win the jackpot. To take the top prize, players must match all five white balls and one red Powerball.

Since someone won the prize on Aug. 3, there have been 40 drawings without a winner. That matches a record for draws without a winner, along with a run of drawings last year, according to the Clive, Iowa-based Multi-State Lottery Association.

Powerball is played in 45 states, as well as Washington, D.C., Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands.

Pam DeBlois, 73, holds her Powerball tickets at a Pick 'n Save store in Madison, Wis., where she said she's bought most of her lottery tickets over the past several decades. The Powerball jackpot recently reached a record high of $1.6 billion. (AP Photo/Harm Venhuizen) The Associated Press

Lottery players Cherrie Spencer and Bruce Homburg stand in line at Woodman's Markets store in Madison, Wis., to purchase Powerball tickets after getting their groceries. The Powerball jackpot recently reached a record high of $1.6 billion. (AP Photo/Harm Venhuizen) The Associated Press

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