550 million Powerballs sold in Michigan, Alberta

550 million Powerballs sold in Michigan, Alberta (Alberta Times) 16 consecutive Powerball draws of "Long Turtle" at 11:00 pm on the 28th...

550 million Powerballs sold in Michigan, Alberta (Alberta Times) The 16th consecutive Powerball lottery draw of the "Bar Turtle" was held at 11 pm on the 28th. Powerball lottery officials said in the early morning of the 29th that winning tickets worth 550 million yuan were sold in Arizona and Missouri, and as many as 8.9 million people won small prizes. This time the jackpot prize has accumulated to the second highest prize amount in the history of the United States, 550 million yuan, causing people across the United States to rush to buy the lottery tickets at a rate of 130,000 Powerball prizes per minute. The lottery vending machines in convenience stores, delis, grocery stores, and gas stations across the United States kept ringing and spitting out lottery tickets. "Have you bought the lottery tickets?" became a greeting when meeting. The largest lottery prize ever in the United States was $656 million from the Mega Millions lottery in March this year. The Powerball lottery, which has not won the jackpot for 16 consecutive times, is catching up. The prize money has accumulated to a staggering 550 million yuan on the 28th. The Missouri winner came forward to verify the winning ticket on Thursday, and the winning ticket in Alberta was confirmed to have been sold in Fountain Hill. As of the morning of November 30, no one had yet come forward to verify the winning ticket. However, according to gambling laws, winners can cash in their winning tickets within 180 days of the issuance of the ticket.