MIAMI.- The Powerball lottery offers million-dollar sums in prizes weekly, which continue to be very attractive for players who play at random and dream of becoming millionaires.
Week after week, the draws of this lottery bring together millions of people who have the dream of transforming their lives with the great fortunes that they can have in their hands and make come true just by obtaining a ticket.
Since no player hit the jackpot in the previous drawing, the jackpot was raised to $56 million to be drawn in the next edition this Wednesday, June 19.
The lucky ones who win the accumulated bag will be able to collect their prize in two ways. An immediate payment of the cash prize value of $27 million or as an annuity of 30 payments over 29 years, or a one-time payment.
The winning numbers for Monday, June 17 were: 30, 48, 53, 58 and 66 with the additional red Powerball digit 9 and a Play 2X multiplier.
Monday’s draw winners
In this Monday’s drawing, a ticket sold in New Jersey matched all five white balls (30, 48, 53, 58 and 66), taking home $1 million, so the jackpot was restarted after the prize was awarded.
However, there were no winners of the $10 million, nor of the second jackpot prize of $500,000.
Last Monday another lucky guy from New Jersey won the $222.6 million jackpot after multiple rounds without a winner.
In March, a person won $1.13 billion in the Mega Lottery in New Jersey, the largest jackpot ever won in that state.
How do you play Powerball?
To participate, it is necessary to buy a ticket that costs two dollars. In addition, you can pay an extra amount of one dollar called “Powerplay”, so that if you win, your winnings are multiplied by two, three, five or ten.
Then, the player has to select five numbers between 1 and 59 for the white balls and a sixth number between 1 and 35 for the red ball, which is called Powerball. The jackpot is won by matching the five white balls in any order and the red Powerball.
The Powerball grand prize grows until someone wins the prize. Participants win a prize by matching one of 9 ways to win with prizes starting at $4 for matching just the Powerball number up to $1 million for matching the top 5 numbers.
Powerball is one of the most popular lotteries in the United States. The drawings are held three times a week on Mondays, Wednesdays and Saturdays, at 11:00 p.m., in which you have the opportunity to become the winner of millions of dollars.
It is important to note that the prize money is subject to federal taxes estimated at 37%. If you decide to receive the payment in cash, and some states also tax lottery winnings.
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Source: With information from El Comercio, La Nación and Marca USA
