Powerball jackpot grows to $460 million
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Wed, Jan 3rd 2018 03:20 pm
The estimated, annuitized jackpot for tonight's Powerball drawing is now $460 million, with a cash value of $291 million. Powerball is played in 44 States, Washington, D.C., Puerto Rico, and the U.S. Virgin Islands.
To date, New York has sold six jackpot-winning Powerball tickets. New York's winners include:
- Jeffrey and Christine Pintuff of Gansevoort, who won $48.8 million in 2010
- Stephen Kirwan of Purling, who won $122.1 million in 2011
- 1937 Flatbush Avenue Dodgers Group of Jericho, which split $201.9 million in 2011
- Case Park LLC of Hartsdale, which won $70 million in 2012
- Maksim Nikolayev of Brooklyn, who won $130.3 million in 2013
- Anthony Perosi of Manhattan, who won $136 million in 2015
The Powerball drawing takes place every Wednesday and Saturday at 10:59 p.m. Tickets may be purchased up until 10 p.m. on the night of the drawing.
Powerball winning numbers are drawn from a field of one through 69. The Power Ball is drawn from a separate field of one through 26. Players must match all six numbers drawn to win the jackpot.
