Did anyone win the Powerball? Single ticket in California wins $1.765B
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Someone had to win, eventually.
After 35 drawings without a big winner, a single ticket sold in California matched all five numbers and the Powerball in Wednesday's near record-breaking $1.765 billion jackpot.
The drawing was the second-largest Powerball game in the lottery's history, according to powerball.com.
The most recent Powerball jackpot surpassed the July 19 drawing number when another ticket in California won a prize worth $1.08 billion, according to lottery officials.
Where was the winning ticket sold?
The jackpot winning ticket was sold at the Midway Market & Liquor on Frazier Mountain Park Road in Frazier Park, according to the California Lottery.
The winner will have their choice to be paid $1.76 billion in 30 annually-increasing payments over 29 years or the lump-sum cash value of $774.1 million.
Powerball winning numbers Wednesday, Oct. 11, 2023
The winning numbers from Wednesday's drawing were 22, 24, 40, 52, 64 and the Powerball was 10. The Power Play was 2X.
Did someone win Powerball?
Along with the jackpot winner, there were a few other lucky tickets sold for Wednesday's drawing.
There was a Match 5 plus Power Play winner worth $2 million in Arizona and Pennsylvania. There were two Match 5 winners worth $1 million in California and Florida as well as one each in New York, Oklahoma and Virginia.
- $2.04 billion – Nov. 7, 2022 – CA
- $1.765 billion – Oct. 11, 2023 – CA
- $1.586 billion – Jan. 13, 2016 – CA, FL, TN
- $1.08 billion – July 19, 2023 – CA
- $768.4 million – March 27, 2019 – WI
- $758.7 million – Aug. 23, 2017 – MA
- $754.6 million – Feb. 6, 2023 - WA
- $731.1 million – Jan. 20, 2021 – MD
- $699.8 million – Oct. 4, 2021 – CA
- $687.8 million – Oct. 27, 2018 – IA, NY
What time is the Powerball drawing?
The next drawing will be Saturday, Oct. 14, 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?
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.
