Well lotto heads, both the Mega Millions and Powerball lottery drawings were won last week, which is great news for two lucky winners, but ehhhh news for the millions of hopefuls who were holding out for big win. Check the report below for the results of the recent $202 million Powerball drawing, and the new ticket totals ahead of tonight’s game, to see if you want to buy.
The official Powerball lottery website’s news info crawl currently reads:
“There was one winner sold by the Missouri Lottery for the last drawing's $202,600,000 grand prize.”
That means that tonight’s all new jackpot totals have been lowered to mere $40 million, with an estimated cash value of $25 million.
The winner of Saturday night’s massive $202 million drawing has yet to come forward. The official Powerball website details how long a winner has to claim their prize:
“Unclaimed prizes, including a state's share of jackpot sales, are kept by the lottery jurisdiction. About half of the lotteries are required to put the money back into a game. The other half is required by law to turn the money over to the state's general fund. If a jackpot is unclaimed, The money must be returned back to all lotteries, in proportion to their sales for the draw run. The lotteries then distribute the money as they are required by law - back into other lottery games or back to the state's general fund.”
The website also goes on to detail just how long it will take get your money:
“It takes up to two weeks to collect the cash from the stores around the nation. If you go to the lottery to claim your prize after that two weeks, then, in many states, you can generally have the jackpot money (all cash or the first of the annual payments) hit your bank account the next day - maybe the following day if you come to the lottery office very late in the day. Some lotteries must work through the state system and that can delay the payment. That said, Powerball jackpot winners generally don't have trouble getting a little credit if you wish to buy something before the money arrives. Just mention my name - and that you are the Powerball winner.”
Check back in with us tonight to see if you won big.
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