Powerball, Mega Millions without Winners; Jackpot Climbs

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Powerball Jackpot is ready to roll over to the next drawing on Wednesday night. No one won in the draw held on Saturday evening. The winning numbers were 20, 24, 26, 35, 49 and 19 as the Powerball. The officials’ estimate that the Wednesday’s drawing will offer $430 million. Nevertheless, the pool prize has started building since 10th June.

Many people were betting on both the games; i.e., Powerball and Mega Millions. But both went without winners. Yes, the Mega Millions jackpot is also following the Powerball as it also had a no-winner drawing.

Odds of Winning

Powerball: 1 in 292 million

Mega Millions: 1 in 259 million

As per a spokesman for National Association of Convenience Stores, more people in line were buying both tickets when both games are over $300 million. His members sell more than 65 per cent of the nation’s lottery tickets.

It is true that the Americans are passionate in buying lottery tickets. According to the North American Association of State and Provincial Lotteries, they spent over $80 billion on this game in the past year. This amount is more than the money spent (collectively) on video games, movies, music, books, and sports.