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Powerball jackpot nears $1 billion in biggest prize of the year
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The Independent News
”open image in gallery The next Powerball prize has been valued at just under $1 billion ( Getty )In the previous draw, the prize stood at $905m with the winning numbers being 6, 37, 54, 55, 64.
However, if the lump-sum is selected, a 24 percent federal withholding is applied to the winnings which would see Wednesday’s prize value drop to around $320m.
Some states also apply additional taxes to lottery winnings.The largest Powerball jackpot ever won was worth $2.04bn, after one lucky person purchased a ticket in California in 2022.
A Powerball winner would have to overcome steep odds, though, to take home the massive prize.
According to Powerball, the odds of winning the grand prize stand at just one in 292,201,338