
The Powerball jackpot has surged to a whopping $100 million after no winners emerged from the latest draw yesterday, cited WKYC. Although the grand prize went unclaimed, a series of smaller wins were distributed among participants, with Ohio seeing a total of 12 wins of $200 each, 15 wins of $100, a sizeable count of 408 wins of $14, 4,652 wins of $8, 693 wins of $7, and a remarkable 8,313 wins of $4.
The numbers that carried potential millions were 23, 29, 32, 49, 61, and Powerball 8, with the Power Play option doubling to 2x. Although those figures failed to align for jackpot hopefuls this round, the next drawing slated for tomorrow is eyed by many with anticipation; ticket holders are dreaming of the over $45 million cash option that comes part-and-parcel with the hefty nine-figure jackpot, so reported IndyStar. In a riveting turn of luck last year, a Powerball player in Northeast Ohio struck gold with a massive $252.6 million jackpot, as detailed by WKYC.
On the other side of the lottery spectrum, Cleveland.com reminded the Classic Lotto players about the upcoming $2.7 million jackpot draw on the same last Saturday as the missed Powerball, with their numbers being drawn at 7:05 p.m. With multiple lottery options available, such as Pick 3, Pick 4, and the Rolling Cash 5, the chance of Ohioans walking away with a prize remains in play.
While the odds of taking home the Powerball jackpot sit at one in 292,201,338, a slightly better outlook than those of Mega Millions—which is one in 302,575,350, the chance of hitting a $1 million winning ticket in Powerball settles at one in 11,688,053.52, which, by some, might be considered vaguely more within the realm of possibility, the specifics of probability aside, someone's life could change dramatically come the next draw, so says WKYC on the matter.