Powerball pot rises to $ 730 million

The pot of Powerball it rose to $ 730 million after no one won the $ 640 million jackpot at stake in yesterday’s draw.

The new figure, which exceeded $ 700 million for the fourth time in 28 years, will be contested in the draw coming Wednesday, January 20.. In the event that one person wins the Powerball, they have access to $ 546 million in cash.

Although no one won the jackpot last night 14 people managed to match the five white balls and win $ 1 million.

These tickets were sold in California (2), Florida, Georgia, Idaho, Illinois, Missouri, New Mexico, New York, Ohio, Texas (3) and West Virginia. Two other tickets doubled the prize pool from $ 1 million to $ 2 million by including the Power Play for another $ 1. The $ 2 million winning tickets were sold in New Hampshire and Pennsylvania.

The last time anyone won the Powerball jackpot was in New York in September 2020.

Puerto Rico has several Powerball winners, one of which was sold at Ponce Shell de Coto Laurel in February 2015. This $ 564.1 prize was shared with two other North Carolina and Texas winners and was the first Powerball prize to be sold outside the continental United States.

The other prize that fell on the island was $ 50 million in April of the same year and sold in Sabana Grande.