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Justin Sullivan | GettyThe Powerball jackpot surged to an estimated $1.73 billion, the second-largest prize in the game's history, without a winning ticket on Monday. While it's the first time Powerball has seen back-to-back billion-dollar grand prize cycles, lottery jackpots have gotten bigger more frequently over the past several years, experts say. Without a jackpot winner, the estimated grand prize keeps rolling over until a player chooses all six numbers. Higher interest rates have boosted jackpotsAnother reason for bigger lottery jackpots over the past couple of years has been rising interest rates, said Akshay Khanna, CEO of Jackpot.com, which sells state lottery tickets. "The higher the interest rates, the more you're earning on that pool of capital."
Persons: Justin Sullivan, J, Bret Toyne, Toyne, Akshay Khanna Organizations: Powerball, State Lottery Association
The winner has two payout options: a lump sum worth $679.8 million or an annuity valued at $1.55 billion. Last week, the lump sum actually dropped by $29.7 million between Wednesday and Friday even as the headline prize held steady at an estimated $1.4 billion, according to Powerball. Powerball's estimated lump sum considers projected ticket sales and an "annuity factor," or the cost to fund the grand prize, Toyne said. Typically, the higher interest rates climb, the bigger jackpot players can expect because "rising interest rates are a tailwind for a lottery annuity," he said. But last week, the estimated lump sum dropped from Wednesday to Friday because the weekly annuity factor changed and the amount necessary to fund the jackpot went down, Toyne said.
Persons: Justin Sullivan, J, Bret Toyne, Toyne, Akshay Khanna Organizations: State Lottery Association
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