The winner would have the option for an annuity payment, doled out over 29 years. Nearly all winners choose a cash prize, which would be $596.7 million.
The next Powerball jackpot is very close to breaking records.
After nobody won Wednesday’s $1.2 billion Powerball drawing, the estimated jackpot for Saturday is now $1.5 billion, just a hair shy of the $1.586 billion jackpot that currently holds the top spot.
The winning numbers for Wednesday’s drawing were 2-11-22-35-60, Powerball 23 and Power Play 2.
Despite no grand prize winner, there are still multiple new millionaires Thursday morning. Players in Arizona, California, Colorado, Georgia, Maryland, Minnesota, North Carolina, New Jersey, New York, Oregon, Texas and Virginia have million-dollar tickets matching all five numbers but not the red Powerball.
