Lottery News

Have you heard about the biggest lottery jackpots offered by the United States?

Not yet?

Well, people are already eyeing the two nearly identical multi-state jackpots that have reached almost a combined $1 billion this week. This means someone can be rich by half a billion-dollar tonight.

So, if you have missed the latest news, The Lottery Lab is here to inform you that Powerball is all set to draw at $472 million with a cash value of $342 million, and Mega Millions has rolled up to an estimated jackpot worth $432 million with a cash value of $212.8 million.

Currently, Powerball is the 20th largest jackpot of all time, whereas Mega Millions is ranked at 26th.

So all those budding lottery winners, who are dreaming of what the cash would be like in the bank account after all the tax deductions of your state can get quite an estimated picture by visiting Lottery Analysis Reports and Lottery Taxes. Hence you will know the chances and payback rate of winning the game.

It is important to note that the jackpot amounts are estimated amounts provided by the lotteries and can be somewhat higher by the time the next drawing occurs.

The rising Mega Millions and Powerball jackpots were last seen growing to these heights last year during the pandemic when the starting jackpot amount halved to $20 million and guaranteed increases were cut down.

The winning numbers for Saturday's Powerball drawings were 35, 36, 39, 45, and 57, with Powerball number 11 and 2X as the Power Play multiplier.

The Mega Millions winning numbers for September 17, 2021, were 17, 32, 40, 59, and 61, with Mega Ball number 18, with 3X as the Megaplier multiplier.

The Powerball drawings will take place tonight at 10:59 pm EST. Whereas the next Mega Millions draw is all set to draw on Tuesday, September 24, 2021.

So it’s time to brush up on your skills on how to play and win Powerball and how to play Mega Millions so that there’s no chance you are losing on any of the payouts of either of the games!

All the best!