Powerball jackpot raises to $850 million
FILE – A customer fills out a Powerball lottery ticket at a convenience store in Northbrook, Ill., Tuesday, Oct. 25, 2022. No one won an estimated $700 million Powerball jackpot Wednesday night, meaning the big prize will grow to an estimated $800 million for the next drawing. (AP Photo/Nam Y. Huh, File)
COLUMIBA, S.C. (WOLO)– SC officials say the Powerball jackpot has raised $850 million ahead of Wednesday night’s drawing.
The advertised jackpot amount has increased by $35 million since Monday, August 25, and now ranks as the game’s 6th largest prize ever.
If a winner wins Wednesday, the jackpot winner can elect to take a one-time cash payment of $383 million or the entire jackpot paid out in 30 installments over 29 years.
Odds of winning the Powerball jackpot are about 1 in 293 million.
Powerball tickets can be purchased at most convenience stores and grocery stores in the Palmetto state.
