|
The winning
numbers selected just before 11 p.m. EDT were 25 66 44 5 26 with
the Powerball 9. Lottery officials said one ticket, purchased in
New Jersey, had the winning combination, according to media
reports.
The winner was not identified. Winners of huge lottery payouts
sometimes do not come forward publicly for months.
It was the largest jackpot for any U.S. lottery since January,
when three Powerball tickets split a record $1.6 billion.
The odds of winning at Powerball are one in 292 million.
Statistics experts say that means an American is roughly 25
times more likely to become the next president of the United
States than to win the game.
Kelly Cripe, a Texas-based lottery spokeswoman, said Saturday's
Powerball followed 17 consecutive draws without a winner.
A spate of late ticket-buying on Saturday increased the jackpot
by some $15 million, to an estimated $429.6 million. Powerball
is played in 44 states, as well as the District of Columbia,
Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands.
(Reporting by Alex Dobuzinskis in Los Angeles and Chris Michaud;
Editing by Digby Lidstone, Eric Meijer and Paul Tait)
[© 2016 Thomson Reuters. All rights
reserved.] Copyright 2016 Reuters. All rights reserved. This material may not be published,
broadcast, rewritten or redistributed.
 |
|
