After no one won the grand prize for Wednesday night’s Powerball drawing, the jackpot now jumps to an estimated $925 million for the next drawing, Powerball officials announced early Thursday morning.The numbers for Wednesday night’s drawing are: White balls 1, 7, 46, 47, 63 and red Powerball 7.The jackpot Wednesday was the world’s ninth-largest lottery prize of all time, behind earlier prizes in the Powerball and Mega Millions games that all topped $1 billion.As a result of there being no jackpot winner on Wednesday, the grand prize jumps to an estimated $925 million, which has an estimated cash value of $432.4 million. The next Powerball drawing is slated for Saturday, Sept. 30. The jackpot has grown so large because there have now been 30 consecutive drawings without a big winner, dating back to July 19. Powerball’s terrible odds of 1 in 292.2 million are designed to generate big jackpots, with prizes becoming ever larger as they repeatedly roll over when no one wins.The largest jackpot was a $2.04 billion Powerball prize hit by a player in California in November 2022.In announcing that no one won the jackpot for Wednesday’s drawing, Powerball officials said Wednesday’s drawing produced more than 1.8 million winning tickets across the country, including four tickets — in California, Kansas, Maryland and New York — that matched all five white balls to win $1 million prizes. In most states, a Powerball ticket costs $2 and players can select their own numbers or leave that task to a computer. Powerball winnings are subject to federal taxes, and many states also tax lottery winnings.Powerball is played in 45 states, as well as Washington, D.C., Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands.
After no one won the grand prize for Wednesday night’s Powerball drawing, the jackpot now jumps to an estimated $925 million for the next drawing, Powerball officials announced early Thursday morning.
The numbers for Wednesday night’s drawing are:
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White balls 1, 7, 46, 47, 63 and red Powerball 7.
The jackpot Wednesday was the world’s ninth-largest lottery prize of all time, behind earlier prizes in the Powerball and Mega Millions games that all topped $1 billion.
As a result of there being no jackpot winner on Wednesday, the grand prize jumps to an estimated $925 million, which has an estimated cash value of $432.4 million. The next Powerball drawing is slated for Saturday, Sept. 30.
The jackpot has grown so large because there have now been 30 consecutive drawings without a big winner, dating back to July 19. Powerball’s terrible odds of 1 in 292.2 million are designed to generate big jackpots, with prizes becoming ever larger as they repeatedly roll over when no one wins.
The largest jackpot was a $2.04 billion Powerball prize hit by a player in California in November 2022.
In announcing that no one won the jackpot for Wednesday’s drawing, Powerball officials said Wednesday’s drawing produced more than 1.8 million winning tickets across the country, including four tickets — in California, Kansas, Maryland and New York — that matched all five white balls to win $1 million prizes.
In most states, a Powerball ticket costs $2 and players can select their own numbers or leave that task to a computer.
Powerball winnings are subject to federal taxes, and many states also tax lottery winnings.
Powerball is played in 45 states, as well as Washington, D.C., Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands.
