Did anyone win Powerball? Winning numbers Wednesday, January 3, 2024
It's a far cry from $800 million, but the latest Powerball jackpot could still make you rich.
After a single ticket matched all six numbers to win Monday night's grand prize, the Powerball jackpot for Wednesday now sits at $20 million with a cash value of $10.1 million.
The lottery reset after Monday's jackpot of more than $840 million became the fifth-largest Powerball jackpot and the 10th-largest U.S. lottery jackpot.
Ready to try your luck with Powerball? Here's everything you need to know.
Powerball winning numbers 1/1/24
The winning numbers from Monday's drawing were 12, 21, 42, 44, 49 and the Powerball was 1. The Power Play was 3X.
Did anyone win Powerball drawing, Monday, Jan. 1, 2024?
A single ticket from Michigan matched all six numbers to win the Powerball jackpot worth $842.4 million. The jackpot has a cash value of $425.2 million, according to powerball.com.
It was the first New Year’s Day grand prize win since 1992.
There was a Match 5 plus Power Play winner worth $2 million in Florida and Texas as well as a Match 5 winner worth $1 million in California, Connecticut, Florida and Maryland
Two tickets worth $50,000 were sold in Pennsylvania and one was sold in New Jersey.
Where was Powerball won?
The single, grand-prize winning tickets was sold at the Food Castle of Grand Blanc in Grand Blanc, Michigan — a town just outside Flint, Michigan, that is about an hour north of Detroit.
When is the next Powerball drawing?
The next drawing will be Wednesday, Jan. 3, at 10:59 p.m. ET.
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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