The jackpot for Saturday night’s Powerball drawing continues to grow, reaching an estimated $325 million.
A winner in North Carolina could take home the jackpot as an annuity paying out the $325 million over 29 years or choose to take home $201.2 million in cash.
One way that many North Carolinians enjoy playing Powerball is with a group. On Monday, a group of 22 communications workers at Fort Bragg, the Power Play 22 team, arrived at lottery headquarters to claim a $100,000 prize they won in the April 2 drawing.
The Powerball jackpot has been rolling since the Valentine’s Day drawing when a ticket sold in Connecticut won a $185.3 million jackpot. Powerball drawings now are held every Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday and the odds of winning a jackpot are 1 in 292 million. Powerball tickets cost $2.
North Carolinians can buy Powerball tickets at any lottery retail location in the state. Tickets can also be purchased through Online Play on the lottery’s website, www.nclottery.com, and with the NC Lottery Official Mobile App.
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