Powerball jackpot hits R10. 7 billion for this Saturday
The Powerball jackpot rose to $565 million (R10.7 billion) - the year's biggest lottery prize so far, after none of the purchased tickets matched all six numbers drawn on Wednesday night.
The half-a-billion-dollar jackpot rolled over after there were no winners from the previous drawing held last Friday.
As for the Mega Millions, if a single person were to win the jackpot, they would win a lump sum of $293.6 million (R5.56 billion) in cash, the lottery said, which would be the sixth-largest prize in the game's history.
The next draw for the Powerball jackpot will happen on Saturday night. A day before that, the Mega Millions lottery will hold a draw for a $198 million (R3.75 billion) jackpot prize.
The eventual winner will have to overcome odds of 1 in 292.2 million to win the Powerball jackpot. This is slightly higher than the Mega Millions jackpot, which has odds of 1 in 290.4 million.
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