Powerball jackpot has grown to $1.23 billion after there were no winners in Wednesday night's drawing.
The winning numbers for the Wednesday, April 3 drawing are: 11, 62, 65 and Powerball: x3; Power play: x4.
The Powerball jackpot has grown to $1.23 billion after there were no winners in Wednesday night's drawing. The winning numbers for the Wednesday, April 3 drawing are: 11, 62, 65, and Powerball: x3; Power play: x4.
The jackpot was last won on January 1st of this year by a ticket in Michigan that won an $842.4 million prize. The winning numbers from the Wednesday night drawing are: 11, 62, 65, and Powerball: x3; Power play: x4.
If there had been a winner after Wednesday's drawing and they chose the lump-sum payment option, they would have taken home $595.1 million after taxes.
, launching the lottery to a grand prize of $1.09 billion for Wednesday's drawing.
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The Powerball jackpot has skyrocketed to an estimated $1.23 billion after yet another lottery drawing yielded no grand prize winner Wednesday night.
Deception
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The article is deceptive in several ways. Firstly, the author states that there have been 39 drawings without a jackpot winner when in fact this number includes the January 1st drawing where a ticket worth $842 million was won. This misrepresentation of facts makes it seem like Powerball has not had any winners for much longer than it actually has, which could be seen as an attempt to manipulate public opinion and make the jackpot appear more elusive and desirable. Secondly, the article states that there have been 39 drawings without a jackpot winner when in fact this number includes the January 1st drawing where a ticket worth $842 million was won. This misrepresentation of facts makes it seem like Powerball has not had any winners for much longer than it actually has, which could be seen as an attempt to manipulate public opinion and make the jackpot appear more elusive and desirable.
The article states that there have been 39 drawings without a jackpot winner when in fact this number includes the January 1st drawing where a ticket worth $842 million was won. This misrepresentation of facts makes it seem like Powerball has not had any winners for much longer than it actually has, which could be seen as an attempt to manipulate public opinion and make the jackpot appear more elusive and desirable.
Fallacies
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The article contains several logical fallacies. The author uses an appeal to authority by stating that the Powerball jackpot is the fourth largest in history without providing any evidence or context for this claim. Additionally, the author uses inflammatory rhetoric when describing the billion dollar Powerball as still up for grabs after no ticket matched all six numbers.
The article states that 'Powerball drawings are broadcast live every Monday, Wednesday and Saturday from the Florida Lottery studio in Tallahassee and live-streamed on Powerball.com.' This is an example of a dichotomous depiction as it presents only two options for viewing the Powerball draw: either through television or online.
The article states that 'Powerplay multiplier: 3X' without providing any context or explanation for what this means. This is an example of using technical jargon to confuse and mislead readers.
For the next Powerball drawing on Saturday night, a lucky winner can choose to receive the prize in annuitated payments or take a lump sum estimated at $595.1 million.
Accuracy
The Powerball jackpot has skyrocketed to an estimated $1.23 billion after yet another lottery drawing yielded no grand prize winner Wednesday.
Deception
(50%)
The article is deceptive in several ways. Firstly, it states that the Powerball jackpot has surged to an estimated $1.23 billion after no big winner Wednesday but fails to mention that this surge was due to a technical glitch and not because of increased ticket sales or any other factors related to the lottery game itself.
The article claims that nine players matched five of the numbers and won $1 million prizes each, but it does not provide any information about how these tickets were sold or where they came from. It also does not mention if there were any other winners who did not receive this amount.
The article states that the Powerball jackpot has surged, but it does not provide any context for how this happened. It only mentions that there were no big winners on Wednesday night. This is a lie by omission as it fails to disclose the true reason behind the surge in the jackpot.
Fallacies
(85%)
The article contains several logical fallacies. The author uses an appeal to authority by stating that the Powerball jackpot has surged to $1.23 billion after no big winner Wednesday without providing any evidence or context for this claim. Additionally, the author makes a false dilemma by presenting only two options for winning the lottery: annuitized payments or a lump sum estimated at $595 million, implying that these are the only possible choices when in fact there may be other options available to winners. The article also contains inflammatory rhetoric by stating that Powerball has been one of the game's longest streaks without a jackpot winner and suggesting that this is a negative thing, despite not providing any evidence for why it should be considered as such.
The author uses an appeal to authority when they state 'Powerball — The fourth largest jackpot in the Powerball game.' without providing any context or evidence for this claim.
The author presents only two options for winning the lottery: annuitized payments or a lump sum estimated at $595 million, implying that these are the only possible choices when in fact there may be other options available to winners.
The article contains inflammatory rhetoric by stating 'Powerball has been one of the game’s longest streaks without a jackpot winner' and suggesting that this is a negative thing, despite not providing any evidence for why it should be considered as such.
Bias
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The article contains multiple examples of bias. The author uses language that dehumanizes the lottery players by referring to them as 'tickets' and implies they are only interested in winning money. Additionally, the author uses a phrase from one of their previous articles which is not relevant to this story.
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The article refers to Powerball tickets as 'tickets'
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There are multiple examples of conflicts of interest in this article. The author is an employee of CNN which has a financial stake in the Powerball game as it is owned by MultiPlan Inc., a company that operates lottery games including Powerball.
The article mentions that the estimated $1.23 billion jackpot surges after no big winner Wednesday, but does not disclose any information about how this estimate was arrived at or who provided it.
The Powerball jackpot has grown to $1.23 billion after there were no winners in Wednesday night's drawing.
Wednesday's prize was the fourth-largest Powerball jackpot in the game's history and ninth-largest U.S. lottery jackpot, according to game officials.
The winning numbers for the Wednesday, April 3 drawing are: 11, 38, 41, 62, and Powerball: 15; Power play: x3.
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The winning numbers for the Wednesday, April 3 drawing are: 11, 38, 41, 62; Powerball: x5
There were no jackpot winners in Wednesday's drawing and no $2 million Match ·Power Play· winners. Multiple tickets won $1 million Match µ prizes in California, Georgia, Massachusetts, Maryland, New Jersey and South Carolina.
To play Powerball, you need to pick six numbers in total: five white balls ranging from 1 to 69 and one red ball between 1 and 26. Adding a Power Play for $1 can increase winnings by up to x50 times.
Deception
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The article is deceptive in several ways. Firstly, it states that the Powerball jackpot has grown to $1.23 billion after there were no winners in Wednesday night's drawing when actually the prize was only $1.09 billion and not $1.23 billion as stated.
The article incorrectly states that the Powerball jackpot is worth $1.23 billion, but it is actually worth only $1.09 billion.
