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PowerBall PLUS is exactly the same as PowerBall, but gives the player a second chance to win. When buying a PowerBall ticket, the player must pay an extra R2.50 per board to enter the PowerBall PLUS draw. Odds are the same, while prizes are usually slightly lower. It was introduced on 28 November 2015 by the National Lottery of South Africa.
On November 8, 2022, a single ticket purchased in Altadena, California, was the only winner of a $2.04 billion Powerball jackpot, the largest in U.S. lottery history. [73] The prize was claimed on February 14, 2023. The winner was revealed as Edwin Castro. He opted to collect his prize as a lump sum payment of $997.6 million.
CHF 70.1 million was the largest jackpot in Switzerland's Swiss Lotto, won by 3 winning tickets on 17 December 2016. [81] CHF 64.6 million (US$72.8 million) was the largest winner in Switzerland's Swiss Lotto, won on 2 March 2024. [81] £35.1 million (US$49.6 million) was the largest winner on the UK Lotto game in April 2016.
Anyone looking to buy a ticket for Wednesday’s Powerball drawing, the second largest in the game’s history, must make a purchase by 9:59 p.m. for the 10:59 p.m. drawing, according to the release.
Winning the five-figure jackpot meant beating odds of 1-in-913,129.
Wednesday's Powerball drawing boasts a jackpot of $865 million with a cash option of $416.1 million, the fifth-largest in the game's history.
Lotto New Zealand was formed in 1987 and replaced New Zealand's original national lotteries, the Art Union and Golden Kiwi. Lotto has four games: the Lotto (including Powerball and Strike), Keno, Bullseye, and Instant Kiwi scratch card games. Lottery winnings are not taxed in New Zealand.
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