强力球无人中头奖 奖池累积至6亿美元
强力球（Powerball）10月14日晚开奖，无人对中全部号码，头奖继续累积：下一次开奖的头奖预估达到6亿美元，现金选项为2.46亿美元，开奖时间为10月17日（周六）晚，地点在佛罗里达州塔拉哈西的开奖演播室。本期开出的号码为3、34、37、42、46，强力球号码为20，Power Play倍数为3倍；本期头奖金额原为5.66亿美元。
本期虽无人中头奖，明尼苏达州售出的一张彩票对中全部5个白球，并加购了Power Play，赢得200万美元奖金。另有15张彩票对中4个白球和强力球，其中12张各得5万美元，3张因加购Power Play各得15万美元。强力球头奖上一次中出是在8月12日，伊利诺伊州一张彩票赢走约10.4亿美元，此后两个多月头奖一直无人中出，奖池持续滚动累积。
强力球在全美45个州及华盛顿特区、波多黎各和美属维尔京群岛销售，每周一、周三、周六晚开奖，每注售价2美元，加1美元可加购Power Play倍数玩法；头奖中奖概率约为2.922亿分之一。中奖者可在29年内分30期领取年金，或选择一次性领取现金，两种方式均为税前金额。
（综合强力球官方开奖结果及多家美国媒体10月15日报道）
Powerball Jackpot Climbs to $600 Million After No Winner
No ticket matched all six numbers in the Powerball drawing on the night of October 14, pushing the jackpot for the next drawing to an estimated $600 million, with a cash option of $246 million. The next drawing is set for Saturday night, October 17, at the draw studio in Tallahassee, Florida. The winning numbers were 3, 34, 37, 42 and 46, with a Powerball of 20 and a Power Play multiplier of 3x; the jackpot for the October 14 drawing had been $566 million.
Although the jackpot went unclaimed, one ticket sold in Minnesota matched all five white balls and had the Power Play option, winning $2 million. Fifteen other tickets matched four white balls plus the Powerball: twelve won $50,000 each and three won $150,000 each with Power Play. The jackpot was last won on August 12, when a ticket in Illinois claimed an estimated $1.04 billion; it has now rolled for more than two months.
Powerball is sold in 45 states plus Washington, D.C., Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands, with drawings every Monday, Wednesday and Saturday night. Tickets cost $2 per play, with the Power Play option available for an additional $1. The odds of winning the jackpot are about 1 in 292.2 million. Winners may choose between an annuity paid in 30 graduated payments over 29 years or a one-time cash payment; both options are before taxes.
(Compiled from official Powerball results and U.S. media reports on October 15)
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