People are lining up to buy lottery tickets at convenience stores, supermarkets, and petrol stations all around the nation in an effort to win the enormous $1 billion (NZ$1. 71 billion) Powerball jackpot.
After no one was able to match all six numbers in the drawing on Saturday night, the jackpot for the drawing on Monday night increased.
The jackpot is the fifth-largest in US history. The biggest prize was a $1. 586 billion (NZ$2. 73 billion) Powerball jackpot won by three ticketholders in 2016.
Since August 3, no one has managed to match all six numbers, demonstrating how remote the chances of winning the jackpot are: 1 in 292. 2 million.
Less than two years have passed since a ticket for the Mega Millions lottery matched all six numbers to win a $1.05 billion ($1. 8 billion) prize.
There is a $1.7 billion jackpot for the US Powerball game.
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