The end of the year festivities are approaching, and what gift would be more fantastic than the possibility of making millions of dollars? The Powerball lottery offers this opportunity this Saturday, 16th.
It is worth noting that this is the most prestigious lottery in the United States and is internationally recognized for offering million-dollar prizes.
Furthermore, Powerball also stands out for allowing people to bet when they are not in North American territory. In other words, Brazilians can also play!
The Powerball jackpot has an incredible value of US$535 million, equivalent to more than R$2.6 billion!
Certainly, a jackpot like this could change anyone’s life forever.
Powerball Winner Stories
An example of players from abroad who won includes the story of a lucky man from El Salvador who received a prize of 1 million dollars.
The player purchased a three-line lottery ticket and chose to fill it only with the random tens pool. Therefore, he managed to match the five main numbers, leaving only the Powerball!
Additionally, other players from Latin America have won prizes after playing the lottery, including two Brazilians this year.
These two players received 50 thousand dollars each, according to the digital lottery services platform The Lotter.
About the Powerball lottery
Powerball is a United States lottery game offered in 44 US states, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico and the British Virgin Islands.
The draws for this lottery are held twice a week, on Wednesdays and Saturdays.
The minimum age to play Powerball is 18 years old, except for Nebraska (19), Arizona and Louisiana (21).
In each draw, 5 main numbers are drawn from a set of 69 white balls and a Powerball number from 26 red balls.
It is necessary to match at least one red ball, the Powerball, to win the minimum prize for this lottery.
Furthermore, the winner must choose between pocketing an immediate payment or receiving it in installments over a period of 30 years, with an annual adjustment of 5%.
