For the $353 million Powerball jackpot, the money alternative — which most winners pick instead of payments spread out over three decades — is $256 million.
On October 19, 2005, a family members from Jacksonville, Oregon won $340 million ($451 million nowadays).
Draw game prizes must be claimed within 180 days of the date of the drawing.
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You still have a 1 in 24.9 chance of winning a prize when the advertised jackpot is $1 billion.