In 45 American states, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, and the U.S.

Virgin Islands, a lottery game called the Powerball is played.

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Every Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday at 10:59 p.m. Eastern Time,

the Powerball lottery is drawn. Tickets cost $2 each to enter,

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you may buy them up until 10 p.m. ET on the night of the drawing.

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The actual drawing takes place in a Tallahassee Florida Lottery facility.

The amount of Powerball has reached a historic sum of $1.2 billion, motivating thousands of people around the country to decide

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According to the Lottery Department, most tickets must be claimed within 180 days of ticket purchase,

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except for Powerball and Mega Millions, where you have up to a year to claim it, starting the day the ticket was purchased.

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It is important to emphasize that there are rules regarding individual payments to people who entered a group to buy tickets.

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