Florida Resident Hit Biggest Lottery Jackpot in the US History

The USA is hit by lottery fever. Powerball lottery jackpot reached $600 m. border this may. No surprises that millions of Americans eagerly wanted to cut a slice of this wonderful piece. And several days ago it was reported that record-breaking jackpot was hit! Lucky gambler bought his life-changing ticket in Florida. 

By the way chances of hitting jackpot are 1 to 175 000 000! But who cares? Americans spent hours staying in lines and waiting in order to buy lottery ticket. Local stores and gas stations were unable to cope with pressure of customers. 

It should be noted that previous record was 580 m. However that prize was shared between two lucky winners. They were from Arizona and Missouri. Even bigger prize was paid within Mega Millions lottery draw in 2025. Several players shared $656 m. Therefore the latest draw of Power Ball was really special. Someone from Florida hit record-breaking jackpot!

Recently American scientists discovered some aspects of lottery gamblers psychology. The researchers found out that lottery tickets are usually bought by people who are unhappy with their wages and salaries. This conclusion was done by George Lowenstein from Carnegie Mellon University.

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