Las Palmitas Mini Market owner Navor Herrera received a check for $1 million during a news conference with Powerball officials Thursday morning. (FOX 11)
The Powerball lottery jackpot is now at $1.55 billion after no one matched all six numbers on Saturday, making it the third-largest Powerball jackpot and fifth-largest U.S. lottery jackpot.
The price continues to skyrocket after no winner was declared on Saturday evening. According to the Powerball website, the jackpot is estimated to be $1.55 billion with a cash option of $679.8 million.
The winning numbers for Saturday night’s drawing were 47, 54, 57, 60, 65 and the Powerball was 19. The Power Play was 3X.
Saturday’s drawing was the 34th consecutive drawing without a jackpot winner since the last Powerball win on July 19
The US Powerball jackpot’s top prize grew to a whopping $1.4 billion after no ticket had all six numbers. (Kadri Suat Celik/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images / Getty Images)
The Powerball jackpot grows to an estimated $960 million – the fourth largest in history
“This has become another top jackpot in the Powerball game, and we have aligned multiple factors at the right time to be able to support back-to-back billion-dollar jackpots in just a few months,” Drew Svitko said Chairwoman of the Powerball Product Group and Executive Director of the Pennsylvania Lottery on Friday. “While it is exciting to dream of winning a billion dollar Powerball jackpot, please remember to gamble responsibly and sign your ticket. We look forward to drawing the winning numbers tomorrow evening!”
Powerball tickets are seen on a counter after being purchased at a store on October 4, 2023 in Miami, Florida. (Joe Raedle/Getty Images / Getty Images)
The previous Powerball jackpot totaled $1.08 billion and was won by one person in California on July 19.
The draws take place three times a week: every Monday, Wednesday and Saturday.
According to Powerball, the overall odds of winning a prize are 1 in 24.9. The chance of winning the jackpot is 1 in 292.2 million.
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Powerball tickets cost $2 per game and are sold in 45 states, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands.