$570 million jackpot ranks as 8th largest in Powerball history

September 29, 2021 Posted by NC Lottery at 9:27 AM

The Powerball jackpot for Wednesday night has climbed to the 8th largest in the history of the game.

A winner would have the choice of taking the jackpot as a $570 million annuity or as a cash payment of $410.1 million. If won, the $570 million jackpot would become the 8th largest ever.

One of the winners of the Powerball jackpot that holds the No. 8 spot now was a North Carolina player. The jackpot stood at $564 million back in February 2015 when a Brunswick County woman had one of three winning tickets. She became one of five people in North Carolina who have won a Powerball jackpot so far.

The odds of winning a Powerball jackpot are 1 in 292 million.

In August, Powerball began offering a third weekly drawing on Monday nights. Drawings are also held Wednesdays and Saturdays.

Players can buy Powerball through Online Play on the lottery’s website, www.nclottery.com, with the NC Lottery Official Mobile App, or at any lottery retail location.

8 COMMENTS

9/30/2021 08:47 - michael w.

Congratulations Winner ????????I'm glad 2c North Carolines are winning . COME ON NC let's wins some more..Buy more tickets

9/30/2021 01:31 - MICHAEL B.

I love playing online it's fun. Winning will be Great!!! Let's Play!!!NC Lottery
Thanks for the positive feedback, Michael. Good luck!

9/29/2021 06:21 - Rudolph P.

The scanner is worse with the new update. They used a similar program they had years ago for the scanner, it was crap, too. What's with the bar on the scanner going up and down? It's not doing anything. It's just for show, just like on some weather reports on tv.They show radar beams going around and nothing is updating.NC Lottery
Thanks for reaching out, Rudolph. We're sorry that you've had a frustrating experience with the app update. Are you able to scan your tickets? If you are experiencing technical issues, we recommend deleting and re-installing the app and ensuring that your device and app are up-to-date. If the problem persists, please reach out to our technical support team at https://nclottery.com/Help and someone will be able to assist you. We're sorry for the inconvenience.

9/29/2021 05:56 - Douglas H.

I’ve tried everything and spoken with the helpdesk to no avail I have now deleted and reloaded the app several times it’s already been updated my iPhone is up-to-date on every possible thing but the scanner is not working can anybody that has an iPhone give me any suggestions on what to do next thank youNC Lottery
Thanks for responding, DL. Sorry to hear that you're still experiencing issues with the app. Our technical support team is aware of the issue with the scanner affecting some users, and are working to find a solution. We appreciate your patience, and please feel free to reach out to our technical support team if the issue persists: https://nclottery.com/Help. We're sorry for the inconvenience!

9/29/2021 03:56 - Denver G.

It took me 4ever, but I got it down loaded & installed. Worx fine. All kinds of excuses given. 1st thing delete old version. Must have down loaded 10 times, kept coming up install failed. Not enough internal storage space to install App. So I deleted a bunch of videos & pics & un used apps. Then I finally was able to actually install it. I guess the new app takes up more space on your phone then the old version. I have a simple android tracphone.NC Lottery
Thanks for responding, Denver! We're sorry for the inconvenience and frustration this must have caused for you. We're glad to hear that you were able to install it after all! Thanks for being a part of the NC Lottery community, and if you run into any more issues, please feel free to reach out to our technical support team at https://nclottery.com/Help. Have a great day!

9/29/2021 12:58 - ronald t.

So my lottery app updated today and it looks like it has a new scanner but it already doesn’t work as well as the old one!?!???NC Lottery
Hey Ronald, thanks for reaching out! We're sorry to hear you're experiencing issues with the app. What device and iOS version are you using? We recommend using the latest version of the app. If the app updated successfully but the problem is still persisting, sometimes deleting and re-installing can fix the issue as well. If the issue continues, please reach out to our support team at https://nclottery.com/Help. Hope this helps!

9/29/2021 12:32 - Douglas H.

Is anybody having problems after doing the new update on an iPhone for the lottery page? The scanner isn’t working we have deleted and reloaded the app for separate times to no avail we have cleared the cache and then all the things that the lottery tells you to do but the ticket scanner is still not working is there a known issue going on since this recent update? ThanksNC Lottery
Hi DL! We're sorry to hear about the technical issues you're experiencing. What type of iPhone are you using? What version of iOS do you have installed? If you have the latest version of the app installed, and have tried deleting and re-downloading the app, and the problem persists, please reach out to our technical support team at https://nclottery.com/Help and someone on our team will work with you to resolve this. Thanks!

9/29/2021 11:07 - Richard D.

Mobile App Problem needs fixing ASAP - older version of App will not download, even after I deleted and reinstalled App. iPhone 6 iOS 12.5.5 (latest iOS 12 Version). "Update Now" screen leads to "Download an older version of this app?" but when I hit "Download" it just comes right back to this same screen offering "Cancel" and "Download". Please have IT Team fix as soon as possible so I can download the older version and continue to use the App on my iPhone. Thank you!NC Lottery
Hi Richard, thanks so much for reaching out. We've passed this message along to our development team. Have you downloaded the latest version of the app? If you are still having issues, please reach out to our technical support team at https://nclottery.com/Help for assistance. Sorry for any inconvenience this may have caused.

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$570 million jackpot ranks as 8th largest in Powerball history

September 29, 2021 Posted by NC Lottery at 9:27 AM

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