Powerball Could Reach $300 Million For ChristmasSingle Winner Could Take Home $92 MillionPOSTED: 8:12 a.m. EST December 23, 2002 It could be the Christmas stocking stuffer of all time.
A lottery ticket worth nearly $300 million might be tucked into a stocking or a holiday card.
The multi-state Powerball lottery drawing is Christmas night, with what's expected to be its third-largest jackpot.
Figuring in deductions for a lump-sum cash option and taxes, a single winner would receive about $92 million.
That's enough for 4.6 million Rapunzel Barbie dolls.
The odds of hitting all six numbers for the big jackpot? One in 120 million.
Powerball is available in 23 states, as well as the Virgin Islands and District of Columbia.
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