Once again, there is frenzy in the United States: the grand prize in the American "Powerball" lottery has reached $1.2 billion after the drawing held last night (Monday) ended with no winners for the 32nd consecutive time. This marks the third time this year that the lottery's grand prize in a drawing has exceeded one billion dollars, with the colossal amount accumulating due to the extremely low odds of winning, which stand at one in 292 million.
In order to win the huge prize, participants need to guess 5 numbers between 1 and 69, as well as the red "Powerball" number ranging from 1 to 26. If a participant correctly guesses the five regular numbers but not the "Powerball," they win the second prize, which ranges from one million dollars to five million dollars. Additionally, there are smaller prizes ranging from 4 dollars (for those who guess only the "Powerball") to 250,000 dollars. The cost of each ticket is two dollars, and it is estimated that the total revenue from the tickets sold for the drawing in the United States amounts to millions of dollars.
