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He powerball jackpot continues to grow. On Saturday, May 20, there will be a new raffle, although it is not close to the 2 million dollars that the Hispanic Edwin Castro won, the figure is not negligible and can accommodate the life of any person: it is nothing less than 162 million dollars .
Powerball is a United States lottery game that can be found in 44 of its States, in addition to the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands. To purchase the ticket you must pay 2 dollars and 3 dollars if you want to play the Power Play option. Without a doubt, it is a very good investment, if we are talking about getting rich.
HOW LARGE IS THE POWERBALL POT FOR SATURDAY, MAY 20?
This May 20, the Powerball lottery jackpot reaches US$162 million, because no one managed to match the six numbers in the draw on Wednesday, May 17. That night the numbers came out: 18, 34, 37, 45, 51 and the Powerball number was 14. The Power Play was 2X.
If I win, how much can I take for cash collection?
Unfortunately, no one walked away with the $146 million prize with a $78.2 million cash option. They also did not match the first five numbers, which gave a prize of one million dollars. As it was, now the well grew to US$162 million with an option to collect it in cash for US$86.8 millionindicates the official site of the raffle.
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People buying their Powerball tickets (Photo: AFP)
WHAT WERE THE GREATEST PRIZE WINNING NUMBERS IN POWERBALL HISTORY?
Hispanic Edwin Castro matched all six numbers in the November 2022 Powerball drawing. In mid-February, he appeared to claim the record $2.04 billion jackpot in California. His winning ticket had the numbers 10-33-41-47-56 and the 10 Powerball.
WHAT IS THE PROBABILITY OF WINNING THE POWERBALL?
The probability of winning Powerball jackpot is 1 in 292.2 millionbut this increases if we talk in which state you live.
According to the statistics in the last 20 years, there have been 18 jackpot winners in Pennsylvania; while in Florida, 16. Both states, however, are among the five most populous in the US.
WHAT ARE THE POWERBALL PRIZES?
- 5 numbers + Powerball: Jackpot (jackpot)
- 5 numbers: $1,000,000
- 4 numbers + Powerball: $50,000
- 4 numbers: 100 dollars
- 3 numbers + Powerball: $100
- 3 numbers: 7 dollars
- 2 numbers + Powerball: 7 dollars
- 1 numbers + Powerball: 4 dollars
- Powerball number: 4 dollars.
WHAT WERE THE WINNING NUMBERS OF THE DRAW ON MAY 20, 2023?
- Winning numbers: 23, 63, 32, 38 and 17
- Powerballs: 23
- Digit Multiplier Power Play: 2X
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WHAT DID EDWIN CASTRO SAY AFTER WINNING THE MILLIONAIRE PRIZE?
Edwin Castro is a Hispanic citizen residing in the United States who won $2 billion in the Powerball lottery in November 2022.
Although, at the beginning, there was a complaint of an alleged theft of the winning ticket, the man was officially recognized as the undisputed millionaire. Since then, everyone has wanted to know about him. MORE DETAILS HERE