Powerball Nears a Billion, Tennessee ticket holder wins $2 million, Mega Millions hits $80 million ... and more for August 11th
Powerball Nears a Billion!
This is The Lottery Rundown for Tuesday August 11th
Powerball drew Monday night with 6, 37, 54, 55 and 64, plus Powerball 10 and a 3X multiplier. Nobody matched all six, but a Tennessee ticket holder won 2 million dollars, while players in California and Maryland each landed 1 million dollars. What would you do with the Tennessee winner’s extra million? White ball 54 repeated from Saturday, the sort of houseguest that has stopped waiting for an invitation, while 64 returned after 26 drawings away. Wednesday’s jackpot is an estimated 975 million dollars, with a cash value of about 422 million dollars. That could buy a private island and enough novelty lawn flamingos to ruin the view. The jackpot has now gone 42 drawings and 100 days without a winner, around the 93rd percentile of recent gaps, making this an unusually stretched run.
Moving to Mega Millions, the last draw was Friday, August 7, with 17, 20, 32, 54 and 57, plus Mega Ball 23. Nobody hit the jackpot. White ball 32 made the clearest return after 24 drawings away, with 54 close behind after a 21-draw absence. Tonight’s jackpot is an estimated 80 million dollars, with a cash value of about 34 million dollars. This run is only three drawings and 10 days old, so the jackpot clock is behaving normally.
