JOHNSTON, Iowa (AP) — Somebody in Michigan has gained an $842.4 million Powerball jackpot on the primary day of 2024, the primary time it has been gained on New 12 months’s Day because the recreation’s begin in 1992.
The profitable numbers drawn had been: 12, 21, 42, 44, 49 and pink Powerball: 1.
Closing ticket gross sales pushed the jackpot past its earlier estimate of $810 million to $842.4 million on the time of the drawing, making it the fifth-largest Powerball jackpot and Tenth-largest U.S. lottery jackpot ever gained.
Earlier than the massive win on New 12 months’s, the jackpot had been rising since mid-October.
The prospect of profitable the Powerball jackpot is 1 in 292.2 million.
The fortunate ticket holder can have the selection between an annuitized prize of $842.4 million, payable over 30 years, or a lump sum fee of $425.2 million. Each prize choices are earlier than taxes.
Different top-winning tickets embody 4 bought in California, Connecticut, Florida and Maryland, that matched all 5 white balls to win $1 million prizes. Two tickets, from Florida and Texas, matched all 5 white balls and gained $2 million prizes by together with the Energy Play possibility for a further $1 per play.
Powerball is performed in 45 states, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands.
