Powerball jackpot up to $610 million the 8th-largest in its history

Powerball Jackpot $610 Million

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Powerball jackpot is now up to $610 million with an estimated cash value of $292.6 million

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which makes it the eighth-largest grand prize in Powerball’s 30-year history.

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Three tickets in New York, South Carolina and Texas matched five out of six numbers Saturday for a total of $1 million.

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The chances of winning the jackpot are 1 in 292.2 million.

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The lucky grand prize winners can choose to receive the grand prize as an annuity

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The Powerball jackpot was last won on Aug. 3, for $206.9 million.

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The seventh-largest Powerball jackpot — for a total of $632.6 million — was won year on Jan. 5, split by winners in California and Wisconsin.

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