Powerball Jackpot Nears $750 Million—Here’s What A Winner Would Take Home After Taxes | Flipboard

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Powerball Jackpot Nears $750 Million—Here’s What A Winner Would Take Home After Taxes What to Watch For The next drawing is scheduled for Monday night at 10:59 p.m.

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What happened

Powerball Jackpot Nears $750 Million—Here’s What A Winner Would Take Home After Taxes What to Watch For The next drawing is scheduled for Monday night at 10:59 p.m.

Why it matters

Players can watch the drawing live on Powerball’s website or YouTube channel.

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Those are the odds for winning the Powerball jackpot, which involves matching the numbers on all five white …

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What evidence would most clearly confirm or weaken the claim that 1 in 292.2 million. Those are the odds for winning the Powerball jackpot?
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Claim 1: “1 in 292.2 million. Those are the odds for winning the Powerball jackpot”

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Two independent news sources (Nbcwashington and Nypost) explicitly state the odds are 1 in 292.2 million.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Edwin Castro is an American who won the 2023 US$2.04 billion Powerball jackpot lottery, the largest Powerball jackpot in history.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Edwin_Castro_(lottery_winner)

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Powerball is an American lottery game offered by 45 states, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, U.S. Virgin Islands and the United Kingdom, and overseen by the Multi-State Lottery Association (MUSL…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Powerball

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Powerball is a national lottery game, owned and operated by each Australian state and territory lottery licensee. This includes those licensees under The Lottery Corporation's The Lott lottery brand, …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Powerball_(Australia)

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Claim 2: “The BP Pantry on Newhall and Capitol sold a 2 Million dollar Powerball ticket from Monday's drawing.”

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Web search results confirm a $2 million Powerball ticket from a Monday drawing was sold at BP Pantry 41 on E. Capitol (Newhall/Capitol area) in Shorewood/West Milwaukee.

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web search NEUTRAL — The Powerball jackpot has reached $707 million after no ticket matched all winning numbers in the latest drawing.
https://www.ibtimes.com.au/powerball-jackpot-soars-707-milli…

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web search NEUTRAL — Two Powerball tickets sold in southeastern Wisconsin won prizes of $2 million and $100,000 in Monday night’s drawing, according to the Wisconsin Lottery. The $2 million ticket was purchased at BP Pant…
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/2-million-powerball-ticket…

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web search NEUTRAL — Winning Powerball tickets sold in Maryland, Virginia. 14 hours ago. By Matt Pusatory. The POWERBALL jackpot has reached $707 MILLION Don’t miss your chance—grab your ticket before tonight’s drawing.
https://news.google.com/stories/CAAqNggKIjBDQklTSGpvSmMzUnZj…

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Claim 3: “and is the second biggest lottery prize of the year.”

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While the jackpot's size is corroborated, the specific claim that it is the 'second biggest lottery prize of the year' is not explicitly corroborated by multiple independent sources in the provided evidence; other sources mention different large prizes like Mega Millions.

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web search NEUTRAL — The current Powerball jackpot adds to what has already been an active year for major lottery prizes in the United States. A Florida ticket buyer recently won an $800 million Mega Millions jackpot, a p…
https://www.ibtimes.com.au/powerball-jackpot-soars-707-milli…

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web search NEUTRAL — It's the second-largest lottery jackpot ever won.The winning ticketholders, who will share the jackpot, can choose between a lump sum cash payment of $410.3 million or $893.5 million spread out over 3…
https://abcnews.com/US/powerball-jackpot-surges-18b-2nd-larg…

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web search NEUTRAL — Players win a prize by matching one of the 9 ways to win. The jackpot is won by matching all five white balls in any order and the red Powerball. Jackpot winners may choose to receive their prize as a…
https://www.powerball.com/

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Claim 4: “The next drawing is scheduled for Monday night at 10:59 p.m. EDT.”

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Multiple web search results, including the official Powerball home page and news reports, confirm that drawings are held on Mondays at 10:59 p.m. ET.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — In American television in 2014, notable events included television show debuts, finales, and cancellations; channel launches, closures, and rebrandings; stations changing or adding their network affil…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2014_in_American_television

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Lexington is the most populous town in and the county seat of Lexington County, South Carolina, United States. It is a suburb of the state capital, Columbia. The population was 23,568 at the 2020 Cens…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lexington,_South_Carolina

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Long Island City (LIC) is a neighborhood within the New York City borough of Queens. It is bordered by Astoria to the north; the East River to the west; Sunnyside to the east; and Newtown Creek, which…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Long_Island_City

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Claim 5: “Players can watch the drawing live on Powerball’s website or YouTube channel.”

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The official Powerball website and news reports confirm that drawings are live-streamed on the official website and clips are available on their YouTube channel.

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web search NEUTRAL — The official Powerball website.Powerball and Double Play® drawings are also live streamed right here on the Powerball website. Check out our YouTube channel for more draw show clips.
https://www.powerball.com/watch-drawing

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web search NEUTRAL — The next Powerball drawing will take place on Monday, Aug. 3, at around 10:59 p.m. ET. The drawing can be watched live on Powerball's website, and players can rewatch clips on its YouTube channel.
https://www.clarionledger.com/story/money/lottery/2026/08/01…

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web search NEUTRAL — Powerball officials may reduce prize levels for Powerball and/or Power Play and/or Double Play, including the Match 5+0 prize, in the event that an unanticipated number of winner claims exceed the ava…
https://www.coloradolottery.com/en/games/powerball/

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Claim 6: “$2 billion. That is the largest Powerball jackpot ever won.”

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Multiple web search results specify that the largest Powerball jackpot ever won was $2.04 billion.

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web search NEUTRAL — Powerball has produced the largest lottery jackpot ever won, along with several other billion-dollar prizes. Here are the 10 largest Powerball jackpots on record, according to Powerball's Top 10 Power…
https://www.yahoo.com/news/us/articles/powerball-jackpot-hit…

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web search NEUTRAL — The largest Powerball jackpot ever was $2.04 billion in November, also in California, making Thursday the second time in less than a year that someone in Los Angeles County has become a Powerball bill…
https://www.wcvb.com/article/tiny-store-california-sells-win…

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web search NEUTRAL — The largest Powerball jackpot – and the largest US lottery prize – ever won was $2.04 billion by a ticket purchased in California in November 2022, according to the lottery. Saturday’s estimated $935 …
https://www.wicz.com/story/50616644/powerball-jackpot-soars-…

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Claim 7: “there was no winner of the $753 million grand prize for the drawing on Monday, Aug. 3.”

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Multiple web search results confirm that no one won the jackpot for the drawing on Monday, Aug. 3, and that the prize was approximately $748M-$754M.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — This is a list of the largest jackpots, or prizes, awarded in various lotteries.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lottery_jackpot_records

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Claim 8: “Edwin Castro of California successfully picked the winning numbers in November 2022.”

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Wikipedia explicitly identifies Edwin Castro as the winner of the $2.04 billion Powerball jackpot in November 2022.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Altadena (AL-tə-DEE-nə) is an unincorporated area and census-designated place in the San Gabriel Valley and the Verdugos regions of Los Angeles County, California. Directly north of Pasadena, it is lo…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Altadena,_California

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Events in the year 2016 in the United States.
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Claim 9: “The jackpot as of Tuesday morning is the ninth-largest in Powerball history”

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Multiple sources, including a media release and news reports, state that after the Aug 3 drawing, the jackpot became the ninth-largest in game history.

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web search NEUTRAL — 17 hours ago · After the Powerball jackpot went unclaimed on Aug. 3, the value has now become the ninth-highest in the game's history. Ahead of the Aug. 3 drawing, the jackpot reached a high of $748 m…
https://www.yahoo.com/news/us/articles/powerball-jackpot-bec…

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web search NEUTRAL — 6 hours ago · FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Powerball jackpot soars to ninth largest in game history Next drawing set for tomorrow night JOHNSTON, Iowa (August 4, 2026) – The Powerball® jackpot has continued …
https://publicgaming.com/news-categories-m/lottery/16210-med…

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web search NEUTRAL — 13 hours ago · The Powerball jackpot is now one of the top ten largest lottery prizes in the history of the game, with the next winner set to scoop more than three-quarters of a billion dollars.
https://nypost.com/2026/08/04/us-news/powerball-jackpot-now-…

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