MONKS.- Nobody had the winning lottery ticket Powerball in the USAbringing the prize to $750 million, making it the seventh-largest prize in the history of the game, according to the lottery.
No one has won the Powerball since April 19, when a person in Ohio walked away with $252.6 million. There have been 34 consecutive calls without a winner.
But those profits drop substantially after taxes.
If you do get the winning ticket, there are two options for the windfall: an estimated lump sum of $366.2 million or an annualized prize that is paid annually and is worth $725 million.
The odds of winning — one in 292.2 million — seeks to accumulate jackpots that attract many players. The largest Powerball prize so far was $2.04 billion, awarded last November.
The prize of 650 million is for those who choose to receive the reward in installments over 29 years. Most people prefer to get it all in one hit, which in this case would be $328.3 million.
Powerball is played in 45 US states plus Washington, DC, Puerto Rico and the US Virgin Islands.
