![]() ![]() Only four previous jackpot have topped $1bn (around £860m) but none of those is close to today's prize, which started at $20m (£17m) on 6 August, but has swelled over three winless months.Īnalysis: Biden's career hangs in balance while Trump is all smiles That string of 39 consecutive draws without a winner was a reflection of the tough odds of winning a jackpot - at one in 292.2 million. The winning ticket holder is the first to scoop a Powerball jackpot since 3 August when a player from Pennsylvania took home more than $200m (£177m). The latest jackpot reached an estimated $1.9bn (£1.6bn) on Monday, but it increased to $2.04bn (£1.8bn) this morning after updated calculations. The new jackpot tops the previous record prize of $1.586bn (£1.398bn) won in 2016 by three Powerball players in California, Florida and Tennessee. The winner had to guess all six lucky numbers, including the final Powerball, to scoop the jackpot. The winning numbers drawn at the Florida Lottery studio in Tallahassee were white balls 10, 33, 41, 47 and 56. They are in joint place with nearly 50 other billionaires including those who have accumulated their wealth in the oil industry, real estate and Greek yoghurt. Whoever it is has become the 1,292nd richest person in the world, according to the latest Forbes billionaires list. Powerball players who shop at Joe's will now be rushing to check if they have become the country's latest billionaire.
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