The profitable numbers for Wednesday’s drawing within the estimated $1.4 billion Powerball jackpot — the sport’s fourth-largest prize ever — have been introduced. They’re 3, 16, 29, 61 and 69, with a Powerball of twenty-two.
The jackpot has an estimated money worth of $634.3 million earlier than taxes, Powerball mentioned.
It was not instantly recognized if there have been any winners.
A single jackpot winner would have the selection of taking a lump sum cost estimated at $634.3 million, earlier than taxes, or choosing a payout through an annuity, which might consist of 1 speedy cost adopted by 29 annual funds that enhance by 5% every year, additionally earlier than taxes.
There have been no profitable tickets bought for Monday night time’s $1.2 billion grand prize. There have been six jackpots of greater than $1 billion in Powerball’s 33-year historical past.
Jackpots rise as extra tickets are bought when drawings strategy. Wednesday’s jackpot, which can be the sixth-largest in lottery historical past, surpasses a $1.326 billion jackpot that was received in Oregon in April 2024.
“Tonight could possibly be the night time this billion-dollar Powerball jackpot is received!” Matt Strawn, Powerball Product Group chair and Iowa Lottery CEO, mentioned in an announcement Wednesday. “Gamers are excited to take one other shot at this rising jackpot, however we encourage everybody to play responsibly. It solely takes one $2 ticket to win — all whereas supporting good causes in your group.”
Nobody has received Powerball’s grand prize since Could 31, when a single ticket in California claimed a $204.5 million jackpot with a money worth of $91.6 million. To this point this 12 months, the jackpot has been hit 4 instances.
The odds of profitable the highest prize are 1 in 292.2 million, in line with Powerball. Drawings happen each Monday, Wednesday and Saturday at 11 p.m. ET.
In 2022, a single ticket bought in Altadena, California, claimed a $2.04 billion jackpot, the largest in each Powerball and lottery historical past. The primary Powerball drawing was in 1992.
Powerball tickets are bought in 45 states, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands.
