No $550 million Powerball jackpot winners pushes prize to at the least $640 million

Des Moines, Iowa — One other night time, one other unclaimed large lottery jackpot.

Wednesday night time’s Powerball jackpot was value at the least $550 million. It is going to be at the least an estimated $640 million heading into the subsequent drawing, on Saturday. Numbers for Wednesday night time’s Powerball drawing had been: 4-19-23-25-49 and a Powerball of 14.

The Powerball prize drawing was solely a day after nobody gained a $625 million Mega Tens of millions jackpot, inflicting that prize to develop to at the least an estimated $750 million forward of the subsequent drawing on Friday night time.

The Mega Tens of millions prize is now the fifth-largest in U.S. historical past.

It is solely the second time each of the nationwide lottery video games have topped $500 million.

The prizes have grown so huge as a result of it has been months since anybody has matched all six numbers and gained both jackpot. The chances of profitable all of it are extremely small, at 1 in 292.2 million for Powerball and 1 in 302.5 million for Mega Tens of millions.

The jackpots listed by the lotteries are for winners who choose to be paid by means of an annuity over 30 years. Almost all winners take the money choice, which is much less.

Mega Tens of millions and Powerball are each performed in 45 states in addition to Washington, D.C., and the U.S. Virgin Islands. Powerball additionally is obtainable in Puerto Rico.