Next Powerball drawing: What time, jackpot amount, cut off for tickets

AZ Central
 

Did you check your Powerball ticket numbers yet? You could be America's next millionaire.

Nobody has claimed a winning ticket after Monday's draw for a jackpot pool of $1 billion and a cash option of $497.3 million.

When is the next Powerball drawing in Arizona?

The next Powerball drawing is Wednesday, Nov. 2. 

What time is the next Powerball drawing?

The drawing is at 7:59 p.m. Arizona time on the Powerball website.

What is the Powerball cut-off time in Arizona?

You can buy a ticket for the Powerball up until 6:59 p.m. Arizona time on draw nights, from the second Sunday in March to the first Saturday in November. That changes to 7:59 p.m. Arizona time on draw nights from the first Sunday in November through the second Saturday in March.  

This is due to daylight saving time, which other states participating in the Powerball observe, unlike Arizona. 

How much does a Powerball ticket cost?

Each ticket costs $2 to enter the drawing. If you add the Power Play option for an additional $1 you can win up to 5 times the amount of your non-jackpot winnings.

Where to buy Powerball tickets

The Arizona Lottery has a "Where to Play" map that folks interested in participating can use to find the nearest store to purchase tickets. 

How to play Powerball and win a prize

In order to win a prize, you only need to match one number, but it has to be the winning Powerball worth $4. 

Can you buy Powerball tickets online?

In Arizona, you will need to go to an authorized dealer for the state lottery, the state does not offer online purchases.

How to find the winning Powerball numbers 

You can watch the live drawing at 7:59 p.m. Arizona time on the Powerball website or you can watch it on your local TV station. 

What were the past Powerball winning numbers?

The winning numbers for Monday night's drawing are 13, 19, 36, 39, 59 and the Powerball is 13. The Power Play was 3x.

Who won Powerball?

As of the morning of Nov. 2, no one claimed their ticket matched all six numbers to win the Powerball jackpot.

There were 10 tickets that matched five numbers, but not the Powerball, to win $1 million. Those tickets were sold in California, Ohio, Texas, Florida, Indiana, Michigan and New York. 

Three other tickets matched all five numbers except for the Powerball but the players selected the Power Play option, increasing their payout to $2 million. Those tickets were sold in Florida, New York and Oklahoma.

What is the Powerball jackpot amount?

The pool for Monday's drawing had grown to an estimated $1 billion, with a cash option of $497.3 million after taxes.

Since no one has claimed a ticket to win the jackpot prize, that pool has grown to $1.2 billion with a cash option of $596.7 million. This is projected to be the second-largest jackpot pool in Powerball history. 

What days are Powerball drawings?

Drawings for the Powerball are done three times per week around 7:59 p.m. Arizona time on Mondays, Wednesdays and Saturdays.

Top 10 Powerball lottery jackpots

  1. $1.586 billion — Jan. 13, 2016; California, Florida, Tennessee.
  2. $1.2 billion — Nov. 2, 2022; TBD.
  3. $768.4 million — Mar. 27, 2019; Wisconsin.
  4. $758.7 million — Aug. 23, 2017; Massachusetts.
  5. $731.1 million — Jan. 20, 2021; Maryland.
  6. $699.8 million — Oct. 4, 2021; California.
  7. $687.8 million — Oct. 27, 2018; Iowa, New York.
  8. $632.6 million — Jan. 5, 2022; California, Wisconsin.
  9. $590.5 million — May 18, 2013; Florida.
  10. $587.5 million — Nov. 28, 2012; Arizona, Missouri.