Powerball Jackpot Soars to $1.7 Billion for Christmas Eve DrawingThe Powerball jackpot has reached an astounding $1.7 billion for the Christmas Eve drawing on Wednesday, December 24th, with a cash value of $781.3 million. This marks the fourth-largest prize in the games history and sets a new record for the longest jackpot cycle, being the forty-seventh draw in the current run.Mondays drawing saw no grand prize winner, but there were two $1 million Match five prizes in New York, plus one each in Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Tennessee, and Wisconsin. The drawing also handed out twenty-eight tickets worth $100,000 and one hundred seven worth $50,000.This is the second time this year the jackpot has hit one billion dollars or more, with last year seeing two massive wins in California, one for $1.08 billion and another for $1.765 billion.The next drawing happens Wednesday at 10:59 p.m. Eastern time, and tickets cost just $2 each. With overall odds of winning any prize about one in twenty-five, millions will grab tickets hoping to change their lives forever with that single lucky slip.
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