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Record Powerball jackpot climbs to $800 million
The Powerball jackpot climbed again Friday morning to an estimated $800 million. The jackpot, the largest ever offered in North America from Powerball or Mega Millions would have a $496 million cash payout before tax. The next drawing is Saturday. The previous biggest jackpot ever was a $656 million Mega Millions prize won in 2012. Powerball's largest jackpot was more than $590 million in May 2013. The odds of winning the jackpot are one in 292.2 million, which means players are really, really, really unlikely to win. For some comparison, the chance of being struck by lightning in a year is about one in 960,000. But ... (full story)
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