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Powerball Climbs To $935M, 5th Highest Jackpot Ever

As the jackpot approaches $1 billion, the New Hampshire Lottery says the last time anyone hit Powerball was Jan. 1.

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If anyone hits it, the March 30 drawing of Powerball should be $935 million, paid out across 30 years. The winner can also choose a lump sum of around $450M.
If anyone hits it, the March 30 drawing of Powerball should be $935 million, paid out across 30 years. The winner can also choose a lump sum of around $450M. (New Hampshire Lottery)

CONCORD, NH — Powerball is on its way to a $1 billion jackpot again because no one has won since Jan. 1, according to the New Hampshire Lottery.

Saturday’s jackpot was expected to be $935 million, or the fifth-largest jackpot in Powerball history. The one-time cash payout will be around $450 million before taxes if anyone hits it.

The odds of winning Powerball are 292.2 million to 1.

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“Imagine all the amazing things you could buy with $935 million! You could buy the house of your dreams, or make that houses of your dreams, a yacht or even your own island,” Charlie McIntyre, the executive director, New Hampshire Lottery, said. “The possibilities are endless and we could not be more excited for our New Hampshire players. Over the past few weeks, retailers across the state have seen players jumping at the opportunity to become New Hampshire’s next multi-millionaire and we anticipate a continued high volume of sales leading right up to the drawing this weekend.”

The last someone hit Powerball was in Michigan on Jan. 1. There have been 36 consecutive drawings without a jackpot winner.

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The Top 10 Powerball jackpots were:

  1. $2.04 billion, Nov. 7, 2022
  2. $1.765 billion, Oct. 11, 2023
  3. $1.586 billion, Jan. 13, 2016
  4. $1.08 billion, July 19, 2023
  5. $935 million, March 30, 2024 (anticipated)
  6. $842.4 million, Jan. 1, 2024
  7. $768.4 million, March 27, 2019
  8. $758.7 million, Aug. 23, 2017
  9. $754.6 million, Feb. 6, 2023
  10. $731.1 million, Jan. 20, 2021

Powerball drawings are held Mondays, Wednesdays, and Saturdays at 10:59 p.m.

Tickets are on sale at more than 1,400 retailers statewide and online at NH iLottery.

For more information and to play, visit nhlottery.com.

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