Powerball has climbed to an estimated $1 billion jackpot with a one-time cash option of about $458 million after no ticket matched all numbers in prior drawings.The published winning sequence was 1, 28, 31, 57 and 58 with a Powerball of 16, and it was not immediately known whether any ticket matched those numbers.Tickets cost $2, are sold in 45 states plus DC, Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands, and reporters
Fernando Cervantes Jr.,
Amaris Encinas and
Karina Zaiets note that at least 18 states allow anonymous claims and that apps like
Jackpocket offer online ticketing in participating states.