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Powerball Jackpot Grows To $550 Million


Powerball officials say the jackpot for Wednesday night's drawing is now $550 million.

In addition to being the largest Powerball jackpot ever, it is the second largest jackpot in history for any lottery game.

The jackpot has a cash value of $360.2 million.  Odds of winning the jackpot prize are one in 175,223,510.

Lottery players have until 9 p.m. Wednesday to buy tickets. The numbers are picked at 9:59 p.m.

Texas Lottery Facts
  • The noon – 12:59 hour included $1,742,964 in draw sales.
  • Cumulative growth of 1,273 percent over last Wednesday at the same period.
  • Cumulative growth of 304 percent over yesterday at the same period.
  • Current Hourly Sales per minute - $29,049
Fun facts
According to Forbes, winning the estimated $550 million Powerball jackpot would mean that you made more money this year than these celebrities made last year:
  • Oprah Winfrey $165.0 Million
  • Donald Trump $63.0 Million
  • Lady Gaga $52.0 Million
  • Justin Bieber $55.0 Million
  • Kim Kardashian $18.0 Million
  • Tiger Woods $58.0 Million
  • LeBron James $53.0 Million
  • Peyton Manning $42.0 Million
  • Beyonce Knowles $40.0 Million
  • Jennifer Lopez $52.0 Million
 
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