Florida Player Finds a Million, Powerball climbs to $48M, Mega Millions reaches $100M ... and more for August 18th
Florida Player Finds a Million!
This is The Lottery Rundown for Tuesday August 18th
Powerball drew Monday night with 8, 15, 25, 49 and 65, plus Powerball 22 and a 4X multiplier. Nobody matched all six, but one lucky ticket holder in Florida scored 1 million dollars. What would you do with a million-dollar Monday? Among the white balls, 15 returned after 41 drawings away. That is less a vacation than a sabbatical. Meanwhile, 25 and 49 both rank among the five least-drawn white balls over the last six years. Wednesday’s jackpot rises to 48 million dollars, with a cash value of 20.8 million dollars. The run is only two drawings and five days old, so nothing unusually stretched here.
Moving to Mega Millions, the last draw was Friday, August 14, with 3, 23, 27, 46 and 60, plus Mega Ball 11. Nobody landed the jackpot. White ball 46 repeated from the previous draw, while 23 and 60 are tied among the four least-drawn white balls over the last six years, each appearing 35 times. Tonight’s jackpot is 100 million dollars, with a cash value of 42.8 million dollars. That could buy a stately mansion with a dedicated room for competitive spoon collecting. The run stands at five drawings and 17 days, still younger than usual and nowhere near a historic wait.
