{"id":186949,"date":"2025-08-30T09:26:11","date_gmt":"2025-08-30T09:26:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/186949\/"},"modified":"2025-08-30T09:26:11","modified_gmt":"2025-08-30T09:26:11","slug":"you-could-buy-a-1-billion-powerball-ticket-this-labor-day-weekend","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/186949\/","title":{"rendered":"You could buy a $1 billion Powerball ticket this Labor Day weekend"},"content":{"rendered":"

This could buy a lot of\u00a0Labor Day weekend<\/a>\u00a0sunblock: Saturday\u2019s Powerball jackpot is estimated at $1 billion, the sixth-largest prize in the game\u2019s history.<\/p>\n

Powerball, which costs $2 per ticket, is played in 45 states, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands. The\u00a0jackpot has been growing<\/a>\u00a0each week because no one has matched all six numbers since May 31.<\/p>\n

As ticket sales climbed this week, game officials raised the estimated Saturday night jackpot to $1 billion from $950 million, before taxes. Payments would be spread over 30 years, or a winner can choose an immediate lump sum of $453 million, again before taxes.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe\u2019re bringing extra excitement to Labor Day weekend,\u201d said Matt Strawn, head of the Iowa Lottery and chair of Powerball.<\/p>\n

The odds of matching all six numbers, of course, are daunting: 1 in 292.2 million. By comparison, the odds of getting a rare shark bite during a last summer dip in the ocean are much lower,\u00a0according to the Florida Museum of Natural History.<\/a><\/p>\n

Angela Schwartz, who sells tickets at City Market in downtown Detroit, said the message Friday was consistent: \u201cGive me a lucky Powerball.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cI don\u2019t know if that\u2019s enough for me,\u201d she said with a laugh, referring to the lump-sum payout a winner could get. \u201cIt could pay a few bills.\u201d<\/p>\n

At a Fuel City in Dallas, Duran Hargest let the lottery machine spit out four tickets with random numbers.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt could be a blessing,\u201d he said of winning the jackpot. \u201cIt could also be a curse, depending on how you use it. I just wanted to make sure if I get it, you know, take care of my family and then probably help others that probably need it, too.\u201d<\/p>\n

Powerball and Mega Millions are lottery games with potentially huge jackpots because they are played in multiple states. The top Powerball jackpot was $2.04 billion on Nov. 7, 2022. The largest Mega Millions jackpot was $1.6 billion on Aug. 8, 2023.<\/p>\n

___<\/p>\n

LaFleur reported from Dallas.\n<\/p>\n

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