The letter E appears twice in the word week but only once in the word year.. The question is a riddle that plays on expectations.
Answer: Answer: To win the jackpot, players must match five numbers from a possible 69 plus the Powerball, which is drawn from a separate pool from 1 to 26. There are nine prize tiers in total, starting with $4 for matching just the Powerball right up to the multimillion-dollar jackpot.
Edida Virducio, of Hayward, laughs as she waits in line to buy her Powerball lottery tickets at Kavanagh Liquors in San Lorenzo, Calif., on Friday, Jan. 8, 2016. The Powerball jackpot is now at $800 million and climbing. The drawing for Saturdayâs record $900 million Powerball game will be at 7:59 p.m. Pacific time. Tickets for Saturdayâs draw can be bought until 7 p.m. Pacific. From 7 to 7:05, ticket sales will be suspended. Tickets bought after the gap will be for the following drawing, on Wednesday.