Lottery rollovers: a win in the UK but more suspense for the US
- 8 years ago
900 million USD draw this week
Ticket sales through the roof
UK jackpot won on Saturday
The news
Lottery officials in the US say no one has won Saturday’s record 900 million dollar jackpot.
UPDATE: No winner of record US$900 million #Powerball jackpot, next draw on Wednesday https://t.co/RuraFfThSP pic.twitter.com/1oO4EQwrEM— ST Foreign Desk (@STForeignDesk) January 10, 2016
Powerball is played in 44 states, Washington and two US territories.
The prize has climbed steadily for weeks after repeated draws produced no big winners.
In line to get lottery ticket. :-) Are you trying your luck at the largest jackpot in US history? #900_million pic.twitter.com/yfSDESz7do— Bryan Bennett (@WFLABryan) January 10, 2016
Millions of Americans have bought tickets for the draw.
Sales almost tripled in some states.
California, for example, normally has Powerball sales of $1 million per day.
However, on Saturday, sales were $2.8 million an hour according to California Lotter
Ticket sales through the roof
UK jackpot won on Saturday
The news
Lottery officials in the US say no one has won Saturday’s record 900 million dollar jackpot.
UPDATE: No winner of record US$900 million #Powerball jackpot, next draw on Wednesday https://t.co/RuraFfThSP pic.twitter.com/1oO4EQwrEM— ST Foreign Desk (@STForeignDesk) January 10, 2016
Powerball is played in 44 states, Washington and two US territories.
The prize has climbed steadily for weeks after repeated draws produced no big winners.
In line to get lottery ticket. :-) Are you trying your luck at the largest jackpot in US history? #900_million pic.twitter.com/yfSDESz7do— Bryan Bennett (@WFLABryan) January 10, 2016
Millions of Americans have bought tickets for the draw.
Sales almost tripled in some states.
California, for example, normally has Powerball sales of $1 million per day.
However, on Saturday, sales were $2.8 million an hour according to California Lotter