What To Watch For
The next Powerball jackpot draw is set to take place on Saturday night. A day before that, the Mega Millions lottery will hold a draw for a $489 million jackpot.
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Surprising Fact
A Powerball ticket buyer will need to overcome abysmal odds of 1 in 292.2 million to win the jackpot prize. This is worse than the Mega Millions jackpot’s already astronomical odds of 1 in 290.4 million.
In March, a Mega Millions ticket sold in Illinois won a $533 million jackpot, which remains the biggest lottery prize of the year so far. The ongoing Mega Millions jackpot is at $489 million, while the biggest Powerball jackpot of the year so far is a $250.8 million prize claimed by a lottery player from Arkansas.
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further reading
Mega Millions Jackpot Nears $500 Million—Here’s What The Winner Could Take Home After Taxes (Forbes)
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