Lotto fever: Powerball jackpot climbs to $1.5 billion after no winning tickets sold
There are no new billionaires Thursday morning after Powerball confirmed no one won its $1.2 billion jackpot.
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The Powerball jackpot is now estimated to be around $1.5 billion, near the global record.
The jackpot of $1.5 billion is the second-largest prize in Powerball history.
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Stores selling lottery tickets around Central Florida have been a revolving door of billionaire hopefuls.
There has been no jackpot winner for 39 drawings in a row, a testament to how slim the odds are.
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The world-record jackpot amount of almost $1.6 billion was set in 2016.
The payout if you take the cash prize is roughly $745 million.
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People will be snatching up tickets until the next drawing on Saturday.
Your odds of winning the Powerball jackpot: about 1 in 292 million.
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