World News | Powerball Draws Number for Giant USD 960 Million Jackpot

Des Moines (US), Oct 1 (AP) The numbers were drawn Saturday night for an estimated USD 960 million Powerball jackpot and players across the country are waiting to see if there's a big winner.

The winning numbers announced were: 19, 30, 37, 44, 46 and red Powerball 22.

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Lottery official usually take several hours to determine if any player has won the giant jackpot.

The USD 960 million jackpot is for a sole winner who opts for payment through an annuity, doled out over 30 years. Winners almost always take the cash option, which for Saturday's drawing would be an estimated USD 441.4 million.

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Those winnings would be subject to federal taxes, and many states also tax lottery winnings.

The jackpot now ranks as the world's ninth-largest lottery prize of all time, behind earlier prizes in the Powerball and Mega Millions games that all topped USD 1 billion.

The jackpot has grown so large because there have been 29 consecutive drawings without a big winner, dating back to July 19. Powerball's terrible odds of 1 in 292.2 million are designed to generate big jackpots, with prizes becoming ever larger as they repeatedly roll over when no one wins.

The largest jackpot was a USD 2.04 billion Powerball prize hit by a player in California in November 2022.

In most states, a Powerball ticket costs USD 2 and players can select their own numbers or leave the task to a computer.

Powerball is played in 45 states, as well as Washington, D.C., Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands. (AP)

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