{"id":6762,"date":"2024-04-04T00:00:27","date_gmt":"2024-04-03T21:00:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ch.jfdi.cc\/?p=6762"},"modified":"2024-04-04T00:00:27","modified_gmt":"2024-04-03T21:00:27","slug":"us-powerball-jackpot-worth-1-billion-up-for-grabs","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ch.jfdi.cc\/?p=6762","title":{"rendered":"US Powerball jackpot worth $1 billion up for grabs"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Lottery players across the United States will be scurrying to purchase their Powerball tickets on Wednesday with hopes of striking it rich by winning the whopping $1.09 billion jackpot, the fourth largest in the game\u2019s history.<br \/>\nThe drawing, set for 11 p.m. EDT (0300 GMT on Thursday), is the 40th since the last Powerball winner hit the jackpot on New Year\u2019s Day.<br \/>\nWinner or winners must match the correct six double-digit numbers on a $2 ticket. Chances of that happening are one in 292.2 million.<br \/>\nThe prize ranks as the fourth-largest Powerball jackpot but remains about half of the largest ever in U.S. lottery jackpot history. That came in November 2022 when a single ticket holder in California won a $2.04 billion Powerball jackpot.<br \/>\nLast week, a single ticket matched all six numbers in the Mega Millions drawing, winning a hefty $1.13 billion, the fifth-largest prize in that game\u2019s history. That ticket was sold in New Jersey.<br \/>\nPowerball tickets are sold in 45 states, the District of Columbia and the U.S. Virgin Islands. It is also played in Puerto Rico.<br \/>\n(Reuters)Lottery jackpot. Lottery players, Powerball tickets, jackpot<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Lottery players are rushing to buy Powerball tickets for a chance to win the .09 billion jackpot, the fourth largest in the game&#8217;s history. 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