英语新闻听写 9亿金额的强力球头彩究竟花落谁家？（在线收听）

Someone Could Win A Record $900 Million

9亿金额的强力球头彩究竟花落谁家？

The powerball keeps growing and now it's reached $900 milllion.

美国强力球彩票的头奖奖金不断累积，现已涨至9亿美元。

The lucky winner will take home an estimated $558 million if they choose a lump-sum cash prize, lottery officials announced Saturday morning.

周六早上，强力球彩票的官方发言人称：若获奖得主选择一次性领取，就可以直接把5.58亿的奖金领回家。

And if no one happens to strike it rich this time, the prize for the next drawing on Wednesday will reach a staggering $1.3 billion.

如果这一次头奖落空的话，下次头奖的金额将累积至13亿美元。

But should you wind up with the winning jackpot, odds are good that you won't be able to hold on to your anonymity.

要是你侥幸赢得头奖，想不被人知道恐怕很难。

With Powerball tickets sold in 44 states, as well as in Washington, D.C., the U.S. Virgin Islands and Puerto Rico,

强力球彩票在全美44个州出售，外加华盛顿哥伦比亚特区，维尔京群岛以及波多黎各。

all but six states require lottery winners to come forward publicly.

其中六个州要求获奖者领奖时必须公开身份。