Powerball goes 41 consecutive prints without winner, sending a jackpot to $ 1.7 billion

The selected numbers were: 3, 16, 29, 61 and 69, the PowerBall number being 22.

Since May 31, there have been 41 consecutive drawings without a big winner.

The next drawing will be on Saturday evening, the prize should be the third biggest in the history of the American lottery.

The terrible powerball ratings of 1 in 292.2 million are designed to generate large jackpots, the prices becoming more and more than they turn over several times when no one wins. Lottery managers note that the chances are much better for the many smaller prices of the game. There are three drawings per week.

The estimated jackpot of $ 1.4 billion in Wednesday evening drawing would have been for a winner who had chosen to receive 30 payments over 29 years old through an annuity. The winners almost always choose the cash option of the game, which would have been estimated at $ 634.3 million.

The cash option for Saturday evening drawing is estimated at $ 770.3 million.

Powerball tickets cost $ 2 and the game is offered in 45 states more Washington, DC, Puerto Rico and the US Virgin Islands.