Powerball Jackpot Rises to $700 Million

With no winner on Wednesday, the multistate lottery pot balloons to the biggest lottery payout in U.S. history.

January 08, 2016

AUSTIN, Texas – The lines at convenience stores will be long on Saturday, when the Powerball lottery will have its next drawing for an estimated $700 million—the largest lottery jackpot in U.S. history, the Associated Press reports.

On Wednesday, no one won Powerball’s $500 million jackpot (winning numbers: 2, 11, 47, 62 and 63), which was the sixth largest pot in North America. That triggered a rollover into Saturday’s Powerball Jackpot drawing, pushing the pot up to a staggering $700 million.

A multistate lottery game, Powerball is available in 44 states, plus Puerto Rico, the U.S. Virgin Islands and the District of Columbia.

Read “Six Steps to Lottery Greatness” in NACS Magazine for how retailers can capitalize on Powerball madness this weekend.

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