If the Powerball prize is won it would be the sixth-largest in the game's history with an estimated $800 million for a lump sum payment or annual payments of $416 million before taxes. The odds of winning any prize are 1 in 24.9, but the odds of snagging the jackpot are 1 in 292.2 million according to Powerball.
Powerball jackpot has reached an estimated $865 million after no one won Monday night's drawing, continuing a winless streak that dates back to New Year's Day. The numbers drawn were 7, 11, 19, 53 and red ball:23.
The Mega Millions drawing on Tuesday will have an estimated annuity payout of $1.1 billion and is up for grabs after Monday's Powerball drawing found no winners.
The Powerball jackpot has reached an estimated $865 million after no one won Monday night's drawing, continuing a winless streak that dates back to New Year's Day. The numbers drawn were 7, 11, 19, 53 and red ball:23. If the Powerball prize is won it would be the sixth-largest in the game's history with an estimated $800 million for a lump sum payment or annual payments of $416 million before taxes. The odds of winning any prize are 1 in 24.9, but the odds of snagging the jackpot are 1 in 292.2 million according to Powerball.
The Mega Millions drawing on Tuesday will have an estimated annuity payout of $1.1 billion and is up for grabs after Monday's Powerball drawing found no winners.
The Powerball jackpot increased to an estimated $865 million after no one won Monday night's drawing, continuing a winless streak that dates to New Year's Day.
This was the first of two opportunities lottery players have to potentially strike it rich this week as Tuesday's Mega Millions prize is up to $1.9 billion.
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The article is deceptive in several ways. Firstly, it states that the Powerball jackpot would be one of the largest prizes in lottery history when it has already been surpassed by previous winners. Secondly, while stating that there have been no grand prize winners for 35 consecutive drawings, it fails to mention that this is a common occurrence and does not necessarily indicate anything unusual or suspicious.
The article states 'There have been 35 consecutive Powerball drawings with no grand prize winner'. However, this is not an unusual occurrence and does not necessarily indicate anything suspicious.
The article states 'which would be one of the largest prizes in the lottery's history'. However, previous Powerball jackpots have been larger than $800 million. For example, on January 19th, 2016 a ticket sold in California won a prize of $1.5 billion.
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The article contains several informal fallacies. The author uses an appeal to authority by stating that the Powerball jackpot would be one of the largest prizes in lottery history without providing any evidence or context for this claim. Additionally, the author uses inflammatory rhetoric when describing Tuesday's Mega Millions prize as being worth over $1 billion and potentially making someone rich. The article also contains a dichotomous depiction by stating that there have been 35 consecutive Powerball drawings with no grand prize winner while also mentioning the odds of winning any prize are 1 in 24.9, but the odds of snagging the jackpot are 1 in 292.2 million.
The author uses an appeal to authority by stating that the Powerball jackpot would be one of the largest prizes in lottery history without providing any evidence or context for this claim.
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The article contains a statement that the Powerball jackpot is one of the largest prizes in lottery history. This statement implies that there have been other larger prizes before and it may be used to create a sense of urgency for players to enter the game.
]This was the first of two opportunities lottery players have to potentially strike it rich this week as Tuesday's Mega Millions jackpot tops $1 billion. If the Powerball prize is won it would be the sixth-largest in the game's history.
The Powerball jackpot increased to an estimated $865 million after no one won Monday night's drawing, continuing a winless streak that dates to New Year's Day.
Since the last winner on Jan. 1, there have been 36 straight drawings without a big winner.
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The article is deceptive in several ways. Firstly, it states that the Powerball jackpot has increased to an estimated $865 million after no one won Monday night's drawing. However, this statement is misleading because the actual increase was due to a rollover of funds from previous drawings and not just because there were no winners in Monday night's draw. Secondly, the article states that it is tough to win the Powerball jackpot with odds at 1 in 292.2 million. However, this statement is also misleading because these odds are for a single ticket purchase only and do not take into account multiple tickets being purchased by players or syndicates which increases their chances of winning significantly.
The article states that it is tough to win the Powerball jackpot with odds at 1 in 292.2 million. However, this statement is also misleading because these odds are for a single ticket purchase only and do not take into account multiple tickets being purchased by players or syndicates which increases their chances of winning significantly.
The article states that the Powerball jackpot has increased to an estimated $865 million after no one won Monday night's drawing. However, this statement is misleading because the actual increase was due to a rollover of funds from previous drawings and not just because there were no winners in Monday night's draw.
The Powerball drawing for $800 million found no winners on Monday night.
<br>Anyone still feeling lucky will have a chance to take a $1.1 billion jackpot in the multistate Mega Millions drawing on Tuesday.<br>
If you weren't lucky during Monday's Powerball drawing, you can try again with Tuesday's Mega Millions drawing when $1.1 billion will be up for grabs.
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The article is deceptive in several ways. Firstly, it states that the Powerball drawing found no winners on Monday night when in fact there was a winner who bought the ticket bearing the six winning numbers from Monday night's latest Powerball drawing: 19-7-68-53-11-23. Secondly, it implies that anyone still feeling lucky will have a chance to take a $1.1 billion jackpot in the multistate Mega Millions on Tuesday when in fact the article is reporting on Monday night's Powerball drawing and not Tuesday night's Mega Millions drawing.
The article states that no one bought the ticket bearing the six winning numbers from Monday night’s latest Powerball drawing: 19-7-68-53-11-23. However, this is false as there was a winner who bought the ticket.
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The article contains an appeal to authority fallacy by stating that the odds of winning the Powerball jackpot are one in 292.2 million and the odds of winning the Mega Millions are listed as one in 302.6 million.
](Reuters) -A Powerball drawing for $800 million, one of the largest jackpots in the history of that U.S. lottery game, found no winners on Monday night, ahead of an even larger prize up for grabs in the Mega Millions drawing on Tuesday.
The odds of winning the Powerball jackpot are listed as one in 292.2 million.
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The article contains a statement that the Powerball drawing for $800 million found no winners. This is an example of monetary bias as it implies that money is more important than people's lives and well-being.
>A Powerball drawing for $800 million, one of the largest jackpots in the history of that U.S. lottery game,
