A North Carolina woman won the first Powerball drawing of 2024, which was announced live during the 'New Year's Rockin' Eve With Ryan Seacrest'. The woman, who was visiting New York City for the first time, secured a $1 million prize. After the announcement, she fell on stage and covered Ryan Seacrest in kisses. In a separate event, a Powerball player in South Carolina narrowly missed the $786 million jackpot but still won a significant amount. Meanwhile, a $1.2 million Powerball ticket was sold in Southern California. The odds of winning such large lottery prizes are exceedingly slim, with the chance of winning a billion-dollar lottery being 1 in 300 million.
$1.2 million Powerball ticket sold in Southern California https://t.co/GnMZh9EZLP
Realistically, how are you allocating the ~$300m post-tax, cash value of tonight's Powerball? I'd be rolling T-Bills with 98% of it, but I'm sure some of you have more creative ideas than that.
North Carolina woman wins $1M Powerball LIVE during New Year's Rockin' Eve and passes out before KISSING Ryan Seacrest https://t.co/6YA4QRigOL https://t.co/nXxGkpjwxs
Watch Ryan Seacrest Announce First Powerball Millionaire Winner Of 2024 Before She Falls On Stage, Covers Him In Kisses https://t.co/ArKGg7kHal
Sometimes people even win the billion-dollar lottery, and those odds are 1 in 300 million https://t.co/WeCzEVFu8z https://t.co/2FOsQNhNcV
North Carolina woman visiting NYC for the first time gets $1 million Powerball win on ‘New Year’s Rockin’ Eve With Ryan Seacrest’ https://t.co/fYSuJ53t29
North Carolina woman wins first Powerball drawing of 2024 during live broadcast on ABC https://t.co/3lx9YKtXfW https://t.co/CWEFa7Yi3b
Powerball player in SC falls just short of $786 million jackpot — but still wins big https://t.co/GHcA8RKbTw
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