The last time someone hit the Powerball jackpot was back in July, when one very lucky lottery player won $1.08 billion.
WASHINGTON, USA — The Powerball jackpot is nearing record territory once again.
Three tickets in California, Florida and New York are taking home $1 million after matching all five numbers, but not the Powerball. One ticket in Michigan also matched all five white balls but selected the Power Play option, boosting their earnings to $2 million instead of $1 million. Lottery players must match all five white balls and the Powerball to win the jackpot. The winner can choose to get the full amount through an annuity option — a sum paid out over 29 years. However, winners typically opt for the cash option., which was the game's third largest prize in history. Since then, there have been 27 straight Powerball drawings without a grand prize winner. , the largest in the game's history.were 1-12-20-33-66, Powerball 21 and Power Play 2 .
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