Powerball and Mega Millions jackpots: What you should know if you win
Here’s what you should know if you win the Powerball or Mega Millions jackpot.
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Powerball players have a chance to win more than $1.5 billion after no one matched all the numbers in Saturday night’s drawing.
The winning numbers were 47, 54, 57, 60 And 65. The red Powerball is 19 and the power play is 3X.
According to the Powerball website, the Powerball jackpot is currently an estimated $1.55 billion. The next drawing is Monday evening. The jackpot has an estimated cash value of $679.8 million.
According to the Powerball website, the prize would be the largest jackpot this year and the third largest in the game’s history.
No one has won Powerball since the $1.08 billion jackpot on July 19, the largest jackpot in 2023. The record jackpot was $2.04 billion in November 2022.
There were more than 4.5 million winning tickets nationwide in Saturday night’s drawing, including 10 tickets that matched all five white balls to win $1 million in prizes.
How about the next Powerball drawing? Here’s what you need to know and how to play.
The chance of winning the jackpot is 1 in 292.2 million.
The next Powerball drawing will take place on Monday at 10:59 p.m.
Here’s what you should know before the next draw on Saturday evening. Check back here for the winning numbers.
Where can I buy Powerball tickets?
The Powerball is played in 45 states and Washington, DC; Puerto Rico; and the US Virgin Islands. You do not have to be a US citizen or resident to play.
Powerball winning numbers on Saturday, October 7th
The Powerball winning numbers for Saturday were 47, 54, 57, 60 And 65. The red Powerball is 19 and the power play is 3X.
Winning numbers for Powerball on Wednesday, October 4th
The winning numbers for the Powerball drawing on Wednesday, October 4th were 9, 35, 54, 63, And 64. The red Powerball was 1, and the power play was 2X.
How do you play Powerball?
The Powerball costs $2 per game.
To play, choose five numbers from one to 69 for the white balls and then a number from one to 26 for the red Powerball.
You can choose your lucky numbers on a ticket or let the lottery terminal select your numbers at random.
To win you must combine one of the 9 ways to win:
- 5 white balls + 1 red Powerball = main prize.
- 5 white balls = 1 million dollars.
- 4 white balls = 1 red Powerball = $50,000.
- 4 white balls = $100.
- 3 white balls + 1 red Powerball = $100.
- 3 white balls = $7.
- 2 white balls + 1 red Powerball = $7.
- 1 white ball + 1 red Powerball = $4.
- 1 red Powerball = $4.
There is a chance that the Power Play will increase your winnings by 2x, 3x, 4x, 5x and 10x for an additional $1 per spin. Players can multiply non-jackpot winnings up to ten times if the jackpot is $150 million or less.
All prizes are fixed monetary amounts, except the Grand Prize. In California, prize payout amounts are pari-mutuel, meaning they are determined by sales and the number of winners.
What are the chances of winning Powerball?
The odds of winning the Powerball grand prize are 1 in 292,201,338. The odds for the lowest prize, $4 for a red Powerball, are 1 in 38.32.
According to Powerball, the overall odds of winning a prize are 1 in 24.87, based on a $2 bet and rounded to two decimal places.