Powerball jackpot up to $422M for Wednesday’s drawing
Powerball Jackpot Hits $422 Million (Inform)
The Powerball jackpot for the Wednesday, July 27, 2016, drawing has soared to over $420 million, thanks to nearly three months without a winner of the big prize. (Chris O'Meara/AP)
DES MOINES, Iowa — The estimated Powerball jackpot has soared to $422 million thanks to nearly three months without a winner of the big prize.
If anyone matches the five balls and red Powerball in Wednesday night’s drawing, it will be the game’s first jackpot winner since May 7.
A jackpot winner could opt for a $422 million annuity paid out over 29 years or a $291 million lump sum. The prize would rank as the nation’s 11th largest.
The chance of winning Powerball is incredibly small, at 292.2 million-to-1. But players have much better odds, of about 1 in 25, of winning smaller prizes ranging from $4 to $1 million.
The big Powerball prize comes less than three weeks after a player in Indiana won a $536 million Mega Millions jackpot.
