Did anyone win Powerball? Winning numbers Monday, April 8, 2024
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Well, that was an eventful drawing.
After a near-three hour delay, Saturday's Powerball resulted in a ticket from Oregon winning the $1.3 billion jackpot to secure the 4th largest grand prize in the game's history.
Now the jackpot resets to $20 million with a cash value of $9.4 million for Monday's drawing.
Ready to try your luck with Powerball? Here's everything you need to know.
Powerball winning numbers 4/6/24
The winning numbers from Saturday, April 6 drawing were 22, 27, 44, 52, 69 and the Powerball was 9. The Power Play was 3X.
Did anyone win Powerball drawing, Saturday, April 6, 2024?
A ticket from Oregon won the grand prize jackpot of $1.3 billion. There was also a Match 5 winner worth $1 million in Arizona, Delaware, Florida, Iowa, Massachusetts, Michigan and Wyoming.
Overall, there 4.5 million winning tickets including seven worth $1 million as well as 81 tickets that won $50,000 prizes and 26 tickets that won $150,000.
Where was Powerball won?
A single ticket sold in Portland, Oregon, matched all six numbers drawn to win the jackpot worth $1.326 billion, according to Powerball. The jackpot has a cash value of $621 million.
The winner has a year to come forward and claim their prize. Per state law, players in Oregon, with few exceptions, cannot remain anonymous, according to a statement from Powerball.
If the winner selects the annuity option, they will receive one immediate payment followed by 29 annual payments that increase by 5 percent each year, official said.
Why was Powerball delayed?
The drawing was delayed until 2:29 a.m. Sunday since one lottery was late completing the required pre-draw procedures. Officials did not say which lottery was late.
When is the next Powerball drawing?
The next drawing will be Monday, April 8, at 10:59 p.m. ET.
What times does Powerball close?
In Delaware, tickets may be purchased until 9:45 p.m. ET on the day of the drawing.
In New Jersey and Pennsylvania, you can purchase tickets until 9:59 p.m.
What days are the Powerball drawings? What time does Powerball go off?
Powerball drawings are held three times a week, every Monday, Wednesday and Saturday at 10:59 p.m. ET.
How much are Powerball tickets?
The Powerball costs $2 per play.
In Pennsylvania, you can buy tickets online: www.pailottery.com/games/draw-games/.
Tickets can be bought online as well in New Jersey: njlotto.com.
To play, select five numbers from 1 to 69 for the white balls, then select one number from 1 to 26 for the red Powerball.
You can choose your lucky numbers on a play slip or let the lottery terminal randomly pick your numbers.
To win, match one of the nine ways to win:
- 5 white balls + 1 red Powerball = Grand prize.
- 5 white balls = $1 million.
- 4 white balls + 1 red Powerball = $50,000.
- 4 white balls = $100.
- 3 white balls + 1 red Powerball = $100.
- 3 white balls = $7.
- 2 white balls + 1 red Powerball = $7.
- 1 white ball + 1 red Powerball = $4.
- 1 red Powerball = $4.
There's a chance to have your winnings increased two, three, four, five and 10 times through the Power Play for an additional $1 per play. Players can multiply non-jackpot wins up to 10 times when the jackpot is $150 million or less.
All prizes are set cash amounts, except for the grand prize. In California, prize payout amounts are pari-mutuel, meaning it's determined by the sales and the number of winners.
What are the odds of winning the Powerball?
The odds of winning the Powerball grand prize are 1 in 292,201,338. The odds for the lowest prize, $4 for one red Powerball, are 1 in 38.32.
According to Powerball, the overall odds of winning a prize are 1 in 24.87, based on a $2 play and rounded to two decimal places.
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- $842 million – Jan. 1, 2024 – MI
- $768.4 million – March 27, 2019 – WI
- $758.7 million – Aug. 23, 2017 – MA
- $754.6 million – Feb. 6, 2023 - WA
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