Lotto fever grips US for $1.6bn world record prize
After more than three months without a winner in the premier lottery game in the US, this weekend's draw has grown to the biggest the world has ever seen.That tops the previous record of $1.59bn, split between three Powerball players in 2016.The game, which began in 1992, is played in 45 of the 50 US states, the capital city of Washington, and in the US territories of Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands.
Whoever holds the golden ticket has the option of receiving the full amount in an annuity paid over three decades. History's biggest ever lottery draw to date saw three Powerball ticket holders in three different US states share the spoils in 2016.
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