Someone in Washington state overcame huge odds Monday night to win the $754 million Powerball jackpot.
It was the first Powerball jackpot win since Nov. 19, 2022, in the 34th drawing since.
That winless streak enabled the prize to grow larger and larger until it stood as the fifth-largest Powerball jackpot and ninth-largest U.S. lottery jackpot ever won. The $754 million jackpot Monday is for a winner opting for an annuity paid over 29 years. Higher interest rates have enabled annuity payments to increase compared with earlier jackpots, when rates were lower.The game's daunting odds of 1 in 292.2 million are designed to build big prizes drawing more players. That strategy certainly has worked recently, as
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