National Lottery Powerball jackpot hits record £318million

Summarised from 2 outlets · Updated 19 Oct, 16:07 · Archive

The National Lottery's Powerball jackpot has reached £318million, the biggest prize ever available to British players.

The National Lottery's Powerball jackpot has reached £318million ahead of Tuesday's draw. Lines are expected to close at 11.55pm this evening. Powerball allows British players to pay £4 per line to compete with US counterparts for jackpots that can balloon into the billions, paid out over 30 years. If no winner is drawn on Tuesday, the jackpot will grow further before another draw on Thursday.

Research from the National Lottery surveyed 2,000 people about how they would spend a jackpot win. The results showed that 97 per cent believed winners ought to share their good fortune. Six in ten respondents said they would give their partner a share of the winnings, compared with 52 per cent who said they would include their children. Some 47 per cent said they would help their parents, whilst one in ten said they would extend generosity beyond family and friends. Charitable causes would receive money from 35 per cent of would-be winners, and 16 per cent said they would spend on their pets.

How it is being reported

• National Lottery players reveal who they would splash the cash on if they scooped £318m jackpotNational Lottery players have revealed who they would splash the cash on if they scooped up a bumper Powerball jackpot this week. Fresh research from the National Lottery found that six in ten Britons would divide their winnings with their other half, according to a poll of 2,000 people conducted earlier this month. The findings come as a colossal £318million Powerball jackpot awaits a winner this Tuesday. Some 61 per cent of respondents indicated they would be generous with their partner, yet just 52 per cent said the same about their children. An overwhelming 97 per cent of those polled…GB News · 19 Oct, 15:52
• The £318million question: If the National Lottery's Powerball jackpot is won by a Briton it would represent the biggest ticket prize ever scooped up in the UK - so what would YOU spend your staggering winnings on?The National Lottery's Powerball jackpot has reached a staggering £318million - meaning a winner would scoop the biggest prize in British history.Daily Mail · 19 Oct, 11:56

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