Eiii Ghana! You dey hear say Chicago dey do giveaway of free Powerball tickets? As Wednesday dey approach, the Powerball jackpot don reach record-breaking $1.3 billion! Chale, this one be serious money!
Ticket Grab Challenge for Free Tickets!
According to Illinois Lottery, dem dey hold a 'ticket grab challenge' for Chicago. More than 1,000 free Powerball tickets dey up for grabs. Imagine, you just go grab tickets wey you no pay anything!
Wetin dey happen for the event?
The event dey celebrate the fifth-largest Powerball jackpot for history. From 11 a.m. to 3 p.m., dem go set up a 'Ticket Grab Machine' for Hyde Park Station & Car Wash, wey dey located at 5130 S. Lake Park Ave. You go enter inside glass box, then you go grab as many flying Powerball tickets as you fit grab within seconds!
Why the Jackpot Dey So Big?
Nobody don win the Powerball jackpot since May 31, 2025. E be like 41 consecutive drawings wey nobody match the six numbers. Before that, dem hit the jackpot 11 times, but the winnings no reach $600 million.
When Be the Next Drawing?
Make you no sleep o! The next Powerball drawing be Wednesday night. Drawings dey happen every Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday nights. Dem dey hold the drawing for 10:59 p.m. ET (9:59 p.m. CT) for Florida Lottery studio for Tallahassee.
How Much Be the Prize?
Wednesday’s $1.30 billion jackpot be one of the 10 biggest for U.S. history, including Mega Millions. If you win, you go get the money for 30 annual installments, wey dey grow over 29 years. Or, you fit take the lump-sum cash payment, wey dem estimate to be $589 million.
Odds of Winning
The odds of winning dey around 1 in 292 million. But hey, somebody must win! Powerball tickets dey sell for $2, and you fit buy am for 45 states, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, and the U.S. Virgin Islands.
So, Ghana man, Ghana woman, make you try your luck! Maybe you be the next billionaire!