Record Jackpot in 800 million dollars to be played in the USA

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The biggest jackpot in US history — 800 million dollars — will take place on Saturday as part of the national Powerball Lottery. The excitement increases with the approach of television broadcast.

In some states, sales of lottery tickets reach tens of thousands of dollars per hour. At this rate, America can get its first billion-dollar jackpot.

The most impatient have already calculated that this amount is enough to buy 32 luxury penthouses in New York from Donald Trump, finance the filming of the next Star Wars series, and purchase 950 tickets to Mars and back at Space prices. X" by Elon Musk.

The previous prize pool record was set in the 2012 year, when residents of the three states shared 656 million dollars among themselves.

Last year, as Forum wrote, three people became owners of the amount in 564 million (for three), and a resident of Michigan alone immediately received 300 million dollars.

Most of the lucky winners of jackpots live in the state of Pennsylvania. If you believe the statistics, in 70% of cases won tickets, numbers in which you trusted to choose a computer. Moreover, almost half of the winners managed to spend their winnings for five years.

However, before you buy champagne for a festive banquet, you should face it. The odds of winning the jackpot are estimated at 1 to 292 millions. According to experts, this roughly corresponds to the probability of being hit by a lightning strike.

The Powerball lottery is played in the 44 states, the District of Columbia, the island of Puerto Rico and the US Virgin Islands.