The Powerball jackpot climbed to an estimated $1.8 billion for Saturday evening’s drawing and profitable jackpot tickets had been bought in Texas and Missouri.
Saturday’s jackpot was the second-largest in U.S. lottery historical past, with an estimated money worth of $826.4 million. The document jackpot was $2.04 billion, gained on Nov. 7, 2022, in response to Powerball.
The CBS Information information crew regarded into Powerball information to see the place winners take dwelling probably the most and least, how typically numbers are drawn, and the timing and dimension of each jackpot thus far this yr.
Here is how the numbers break down:
What are the chances?
The chances of profitable the jackpot are 1 in 292.2 million, in response to Powerball. The general odds of profitable a prize are 1 in 24.9.
Saturday’s drawing marked the forty second for the reason that jackpot was final claimed in California on Might 31, setting a brand new document for probably the most consecutive drawings with no jackpot winner.
Up to now this yr, the jackpot has been hit 4 instances. The chart beneath reveals the timing and dimension of every jackpot thus far.
The most effective and worst states to win Powerball
Powerball jackpot winners might select to obtain their prize as an annuity, paid in 30 graduated funds over 29 years, or a lump-sum cost.
No matter choice you select, the Inner Income Service takes a reduce — and most states do, too.
Federal regulation requires a 24% withholding on lottery winnings over $5,000, with an extra 14.6% due at tax time, bringing the entire federal tax to about 37%. On prime of that, many states levy their very own earnings tax on winnings, which may vary from a number of p.c to greater than 10%, whereas a handful of states do not tax lottery prizes in any respect.
CBS Information checked out every state to see the place a jackpot winner might take dwelling probably the most — and the least — after taxes.
States together with California, Florida, New Hampshire, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, Washington and Wyoming don’t tax lottery prizes. A winner of a $1.8 billion jackpot in these states might obtain about $1.1 billion throughout 30 funds, or $521 million as a lump sum, after federal taxes, in response to information from USA Mega.
In states with larger taxes, the entire yearly funds would add as much as much less in states with larger taxes. For instance, a winner in Minnesota would obtain about $958 million, adopted by Oregon, $957,089,400; New Jersey, $941,789,400; Washington, D.C., $941,789,400 and New York, $939,089,400, which has the bottom after-tax annuitized payout.
Alaska, Alabama, Hawaii, Nevada and Utah don’t have Powerball.
Cold and hot numbers
Gamers select 5 numbers from 1 to 69 and one Powerball quantity from 1 to 26.
Whereas every drawing is random, the tables beneath present which numbers have appeared most, and least, typically.
