For the $353 million Powerball jackpot, the money solution — which most winners select as an alternative of payments spread out more than three decades — is $256 million.
Tickets are sold in 45 states, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico and the U.S.
Although the jackpot this time is big, the possibility of winning all that dollars remains minuscule at one in 292.2 million.
Nonetheless, to elect the one particular-time, lump-sum cash payment alternative, the claim ought to be filed inside 60 days right after the winning draw date, according to the Lottery.