Overview
- The top prize grew after 43 straight drawings without a jackpot winner, making it one of the largest payouts in Powerball history.
- A single winner could choose a lump-sum cash option estimated at $503.4 million before taxes.
- A separate Double Play drawing also runs tonight with a $10 million top cash prize for players who added the $1 feature.
- Since Mega Millions raised its ticket price to $5 in April, it sold about 495 million tickets versus more than 2 billion for Powerball, according to LottoReport figures cited by CNN.
- Powerball tickets cost $2 with drawings on Mondays, Wednesdays and Saturdays, and the odds of hitting the jackpot are about 1 in 292.2 million.