lottery payouts? if a powerball winner clueses to get paid over time, they ll get 30 payments over 29 years. and guess what happens to the money that hasn t been paid out? lottery officials invest it for the winner. they usually figure on about a 5% return. but remember, right now, the return on government i-bonds is almost 7%. that means the invested money gets a higher return, leading to a higher jackpot. so if you re buying tickets, you might be better off not choosing the cash payout. if you win tonight, you select the cash payout, you ll get this. $782 million. of course, that s an enormous amount, but it is less than half of this. the record breaking $1.6 billion jackpot. so the cash payment, less than half. by the way, no matter what the interest rate is, your odds of winning remain the same. 1 in 292 million. that drawing at 10:59, just before 11:00 tonight. good luck to all of you out there. the next hour of cnn newsroom starts right now. live from washington, d.c.
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