Powerball Jackpot Rises to $635 Million
SAN ANSELMO, CA - JANUARY 03: Powerball and Mega Millions lottery tickets are displayed on January 3, 2018 in San Anselmo, California. The Powerball jackpot and Mega Millions jackpots are both over $400 million at the same time for the first time. The Mega Millions $418 million jackpot would be the fourth largest and the $460 million Powerball jackpot would be the seventh largest in the game's history. (Photo by Justin Sullivan/Getty Images)
The Powerball jackpot has risen to over $635 Million dollars Friday ahead of Saturday night’s drawing.
This was raised from $620 million due to the increase of people buying tickets to play in the 10th largest jackpot in U.S. history.
“A winning Powerball ticket worth $699.8M was sold in California.” pic.twitter.com/CdGL6J3E5Q
— NUFF (@nuffsaidny) October 5, 2021
The biggest jackpot was $1.586 billion, which was set in 2016.
The cash option for the jackpot is around $450 million, and the Powerball is played in 45 states.
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