Rocky C
01-10-16, 10:50 AM
Caviar and champagne wishes were put on hold yet again early Sunday as the historic Powerball jackpot failed to produce the lucky the winner of a record-shattering $949.8 billion.
Left on the table Saturday was $949.8 million when no one claimed the numbers: 16, 19, 32, 34, 57 with a Powerball of 13.
The monumental Powerball jackpot will surge to $1.3 billion by the Multi-State Lottery Association’s 20th attempt on Wednesday.
The soaring prize was fueled by record ticket sales. The bigger prizes draw more players, who in turn make the jackpots even bigger.
With fever climbing Saturday, lottery players in the city and across the nation rushed to scoop up last-minute tickets.
“Everyone knows you can’t win, if you don’t play,” said James Smallwood, 51, after buying 31 tickets with his sister and mother at the Fordham Grocery and Convenience store in the Bronx. “In life, you have to take chances.”
Left on the table Saturday was $949.8 million when no one claimed the numbers: 16, 19, 32, 34, 57 with a Powerball of 13.
The monumental Powerball jackpot will surge to $1.3 billion by the Multi-State Lottery Association’s 20th attempt on Wednesday.
The soaring prize was fueled by record ticket sales. The bigger prizes draw more players, who in turn make the jackpots even bigger.
With fever climbing Saturday, lottery players in the city and across the nation rushed to scoop up last-minute tickets.
“Everyone knows you can’t win, if you don’t play,” said James Smallwood, 51, after buying 31 tickets with his sister and mother at the Fordham Grocery and Convenience store in the Bronx. “In life, you have to take chances.”