“The world’s largest lottery prize ever offered” – an estimated US$1.6 billion jackpot – is now being wagered in Saturday’s Powerball draw, the multi-state game operator for know on Friday.
The jackpot, which has the option of totaling an estimated US$782.4 million, “breaks the world record for the Largest National Lottery Jackpot in the Guinness World Records”, the California Lottery participated in already. tweets.
The Guinness World Record for “Biggest Jackpot in a National Lottery” was set by Powerball in January 2016, when three tickets won the $1.586 billion jackpot.
Saturday’s draw will take place at 10:59 p.m. ET at the Florida Lottery in Tallahassee. This will be the 40th Powerball draw since last winning the jackpot on August 3 in Pennsylvania, according to Powerball.
If no one wins, it will “tie the game record for consecutive spins without a grand prize winner,” the operator said.
“This Powerball game is delivering exactly what our players want,” Powerball Product Team President Drew Svitko said in a statement.
“We’re seeing history in the making with this $1.6 billion jackpot! What’s also interesting is that this run has generated millions of winners, including nearly 100 players who have won it. prizes of $1 million or more.”
Powerball tickets are US$2 per play and are sold in 45 states, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico and the US Virgin Islands.
