There are several accounts of winners who, unequipped to manage their newfound wealth, go on to struggle with substance abuse, ruined relationships and insolvency.
The winning numbers in the Wednesday, Jan. 20, drawing have been white balls 40, 53, 60, 68, 69, plus Powerball 22, and Energy Play multiplier 3X.
There was a $two million winner in Maryland and 3 $1 million winners, one particular in Arizona, one particular in California and 1 in Florida, according to Powerball's web page.
This signifies that lottery prizes cannot be set at absolute values, but have to fluctuate primarily based on the quantity of tickets sold and the quantity of winning tickets.
Whoever has the two tickets will split the big prize, which is the seventh-largest jackpot in the history of the game, the Multi-State Lottery Association stated.