Powerball Drawing Held on Monday, Sept. 21
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A Powerball drawing was held on Monday, September 21. Powerball is a well-known American lottery. Players buy tickets and choose a set of numbers, hoping they will match the numbers picked in the drawing.
This time, no one won the top prize, known as the jackpot. The jackpot grows bigger each time no one wins it, sometimes reaching very large amounts of money.
However, a player in the United Kingdom did win a smaller but still significant prize. This player matched five numbers, which is called a Match 5 prize, and won $1 million.
According to reports, this is not the first time a U.K. player has won a Match 5 prize in Powerball. Another U.K. ticket has also claimed this kind of prize before.
Powerball tickets can be bought in many U.S. states, and some international players are also able to take part through certain lottery services. This allows people outside the United States to win American lottery prizes.
After every drawing, players check the winning numbers to see if their ticket matches. Match 5 prizes are among the largest fixed prizes in the game, separate from the changing jackpot amount.
Powerball drawings happen several times a week, and interest often grows when the jackpot becomes very large. Even when no one wins the jackpot, smaller prizes like Match 5 still give players a chance to win real money.
Vocabulary4 words
- Powerball
- a popular U.S. lottery game where players pick numbers to win money
- lottery
- a game where you can win money by matching random numbers
- jackpot
- the biggest prize in a lottery, which grows if no one wins
- Match 5
- a prize you win by matching five numbers, but not all of them
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Answer key
1. No one won the jackpot, but a U.K. player won $1 million 2. A prize for matching five numbers, not all of them 3. Yes, according to the report
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A _____ drawing was held on Monday, September 21. Powerball is a well-known American _____. Players buy tickets and choose a set of numbers, hoping they will match the numbers picked in the drawing.
This time, no one won the top prize, known as the _____. The jackpot grows bigger each time no one wins it, sometimes reaching very large amounts of money.
However, a player in the United Kingdom did win a smaller but still significant prize. This player matched five numbers, which is called a _____ prize, and won $1 million.
According to reports, this is not the first time a U.K. player has won a Match 5 prize in Powerball. Another U.K. _____ has also claimed this kind of prize before.
Powerball tickets can be bought in many U.S. states, and some _____ players are also able to take part through certain lottery services.
Discussion questions
- Would you like to play a lottery like Powerball? Why or why not?
- Why do you think people outside the U.S. can play Powerball?
- How do you think it feels to win $1 million but not the full jackpot?
- Do you think lotteries are a good or bad way to spend money?
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