WASHINGTON, Nov. 4 (Xinhua) -- The U.S. Powerball jackpot that started rolling three months ago has become the world's largest lotto prize ever offered.
Game leaders increased the Powerball jackpot estimate Friday morning to a record 1.6 billion U.S. dollars for the Saturday drawing. The jackpot has a cash value of 782.4 million dollars.
Saturday's estimated jackpot has surpassed the world record amount previously set by Powerball in 2016, when tickets in California, Florida, and Tennessee won a 1.586-billion-dollar jackpot.
Powerball tickets are two dollars per play. Tickets are sold in 45 states, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, and the U.S. Virgin Islands. ■
