Live signal · US · Detected 1 month ago

powerball drawing is attracting unusual attention.

Explanation pending verification. The attention is real; its cause has not yet cleared our evidence standard.

0Attention Index

50000+Approximate traffic bucket

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WITT Attention Index for powerball drawing in US. It combines a public traffic bucket, change in that bucket, attached coverage and cross-region presence.

View accessible data table

Observed	Traffic bucket	Attention Index
Aug 13, 00:50 UTC	50000+	76.4
Aug 13, 01:00 UTC	50000+	75.4

What we know right now

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Coverage attached to the public signal

Powerball jackpot hits $1 billion: players spend big in pools, try lucky strategiesFOX 29 Philadelphia
How the Bond Market Inflated PowerballWSJ
Powerball jackpot climbs to $1 billion for Wednesday drawingABC7 Los Angeles
Powerball hits $1 billion for tonight’s drawing, the biggest US lottery jackpot of the yearCNN