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The Powerball Mayor Award for the draw on Wednesday evening has increased to around $ 1.4 billion, the largest room in the history of the lottery, after anyone won the main price earlier this week.
The price is also the largest sixth among all lottery prices in the United States. The figure of 1.4 billion US dollars corresponds to those who choose to receive payment in 30 annual payments, distributed in 29 years, which increase over time. Any winner can opt for a single cash payment, estimated at 634 million US dollars. Estimates were adjusted Wednesday morning after PowerBall examined their ticket sales.
40 prints have passed since the last time he won the mayor’s prize in May and Wednesday will be the 41st raffle. It is almost the longest sequence of the thirty years in the history of Powerball: the record is 42 drawing spell without winner, created last year.
As the main price increases, sales do it. Powerball ticket sales increased by 175.4% for US 1.1 million dollars on Monday, compared to the raffle on Monday on August 25, which announced a major reward of US $ 750 million.
Although the main price has increased, the chances of winning did not do so and remain at around 1 out of 292 million. The probabilities are linked to the quantity of balls used in the raffle, which have changed over time, reducing the chances of winning the main price, although the possibilities of drawing, when two or more select the same winning figures, increase as more tickets are sold.
Any winner of the major price will also be faced with a tax obligation which could reach hundreds of millions of dollars, according to the state in which he lives and how he receives his profits.
Powerball tickets are sold for US $ 2 and can be purchased in 45 states, the Columbia, Puerto Rico district and the American virgin islands.
The next draw is scheduled for this Wednesday evening at 10:59 p.m. HE.
