The Powerball jackpot continues to rise towards the end of 2023.
The jackpot has reached an estimated $535 million with an estimated cash value of $257.6 million.
Saturday night's winning numbers were 3, 9, 10, 20, 62 and the Powerball was 25. Power Play was 3x.
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A ticket for the U.S. Powerball lottery lies on a counter at a store on Kenmare Street in Manhattan, New York, U.S., February 22, 2017. Portal/Andrew Kelly (Portal/Andrew Kelly / Portal Photos)
Since a ticket in California on October 11 contained all five white balls and the red Powerball, the Powerball jackpot has continued to grow.
Since then, there have been 27 consecutive draws without a jackpot winner.
A customer buys a Powerball lottery ticket at Brew Market & Cafe on October 10, 2023 in Austin, Texas. (Brandon Bell/Getty Images/Getty Images)
Top Powerball winners in 2023
Powerball had five lucky major jackpot winners in 2023, with three of the top prizes ranking among the ten largest in the game's history.
- February 6, 2023 – $754.6 million – WA
- March 4, 2023 – $162.6 million – VA
- April 19, 2023 – $252.6 million – OH
- July 19, 2023 – $1.08 billion – APPROX
- Oct. 11, 2023 – $1.765 billion – CA
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Number selection forms for Powerball are on display at a store in Miami, Florida, on October 4, 2023. (Joe Raedle/Getty Images / Getty Images)
According to the lottery, the odds of Powerball players hitting the jackpot are 1 in 292.2 million and the odds of winning a prize are 1 in 24.9.
The odds have been this way since 2015, when lottery officials introduced an updated matrix.
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The draws take place three times a week: every Monday, Wednesday and Saturday.
Powerball tickets are $2 per game. Tickets are sold in 45 states, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands.