The Powerball jackpot is continuous to climb!
The lottery jackpot jumped to an estimated $1.55 billion, with a money worth of $679.8 million, after no winners emerged from Saturday’s drawing. The following drawing might be held at 10:59 p.m. ET on Monday, Oct. 9.
The jackpot is presently the third-largest prize within the Powerball’s historical past. It nonetheless has a methods to go to turn into the most important jackpot ever, a $2 billion successful ticket bought in California in final November.
The final Powerball jackpot to be claimed reached $1.08 billion, when the successful ticket was bought in Los Angeles on July 19, making it the fourth-largest prize within the lottery’s historical past.
This is what to know in regards to the Powerball lottery.
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When is the following Powerball drawing?
Powerball drawings are held thrice per week: each Monday, Wednesday and Saturday at 10:59 p.m. ET. The following drawing is Monday, Oct. 9.
What have been the final Powerball successful numbers?
The successful numbers from the Saturday, Oct. 7 drawing have been 47, 54, 57, 60 and 65. The pink Powerball was 19 and the Energy Play was 3X.
Whereas there have been no jackpot winners, there have been $2 million Match 5 + Energy Play winners in Iowa and Maine. There have been additionally $1 million Match 5 winners within the following states:
- California
- Kansas
- Louisiana
- Massachusetts (2)
- Michigan
- Ohio
- Texas (2)
- Wisconsin
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How you can play Powerball
The Powerball prices $2 per play.
To play, choose 5 numbers from 1 to 69 for the white balls, then choose one quantity from 1 to 26 for the pink Powerball.
You may select your fortunate numbers on a play slip or let the lottery terminal randomly decide your numbers.
To win, match one of many 9 methods:
- 5 white balls + 1 pink Powerball = Grand prize.
- 5 white balls = $1 million.
- 4 white balls + 1 pink Powerball = $50,000.
- 4 white balls = $100.
- 3 white balls + 1 pink Powerball = $100.
- 3 white balls = $7.
- 2 white balls + 1 pink Powerball = $7.
- 1 white ball + 1 pink Powerball = $4.
- 1 pink Powerball = $4.
There’s an opportunity to have your winnings elevated two, three, 4, 5 and 10 occasions by way of the Energy Play for an extra $1 per play. Gamers can multiply non-jackpot wins as much as 10 occasions when the jackpot is $150 million or much less.
All prizes are set money quantities, aside from the grand prize. In California, prize payout quantities are decided by the gross sales and the variety of winners.
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What are the chances of successful the Powerball?
The odds of successful the Powerball jackpot are one in 292,201,338. The percentages for the bottom prize, $4 for one pink Powerball, are one in 38.32.
In keeping with Powerball, the general odds of successful a prize are one in 24.87, based mostly on a $2 play and rounded to 2 decimal locations.
What’s the largest Powerball jackpot ever?
Listed here are the 5 largest Powerball jackpots ever gained:
- $2.04 billion from one successful ticket in California in November 2022
- $1.586 billion from three successful tickets in California, Florida and Tennessee in January 2016
- $1.55 billion: Present lottery jackpot
- $1.08 billion from one successful ticket in California in July 2023
- $768.4 million from one successful ticket in Wisconsin in March 2019
The place can you purchase lottery tickets?
Tickets will be bought in individual at gasoline stations, comfort shops and grocery shops. Some airport terminals might also promote lottery tickets.
You too can order tickets on-line by way of Jackpocket, the official digital lottery courier of the USA TODAY Community, in these U.S. states: Arizona, Arkansas, Colorado, Idaho, Massachusetts, Minnesota, Montana, Nebraska, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, Ohio, Oregon, Texas, Washington D.C. and West Virginia.
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