Powerball jackpot climbs to $255M ahead of Wednesday's drawing
The Powerball jackpot continues to rise with an estimated jackpot of $255 million.
If someone matches all six balls in Wednesday night's drawing, the winner would take home the grand prize, which currently has a cash option of $117.1 million.
Monday's winning numbers were 24, 33, 35, 37 and 42 and the red Powerball was 21 . The Power Play was 2X.
Although no one won Monday's jackpot prize, a ticket purchased in Illinois matched all five white balls for a $1 million prize, according to lottery officials.
Powerball drawings are held each Monday, Wednesday and Saturday at 10:59 p.m. EST. Drawings can be viewed live at powerball.com/watch-drawing.
The Powerball jackpot was last hit in the Oct. 11, 2023 drawing, when a ticket in California matched all five white balls and the red Powerball to win a grand prize worth $1.765 billion, which was the second-largest prize in Powerball history. Since then, there have been 14 consecutive drawings without a jackpot winner, according to lottery officials.
How to play Powerball
Choose five numbers 1 to 69 and one number 1 to 26 to be your Powerball. To win the Powerball jackpot, match the six numbers on your ticket to the drawn six-number combination (five numbers plus the Powerball).
The odds of winning the jackpot prize are 1 in 292.2 million.
Powerball numbers you need to know
Powerball ticket locations in NY
Powerball tickets cost $2 each. Here’s where to find the closest New York Lottery game retailers near you.
Powerball drawings: Where to watch
You can watch Powerball drawings online. The drawing takes place in the Florida Lottery draw studio in Tallahassee.
- $2.04 billion, Nov. 7, 2022: Won in California
- $1.765 billion, Oct. 11, 2023: Won in California
- $1.586 billion, Jan. 13, 2016: Three winners in California, Florida, Tennessee
- $1.08 billion, July 19, 2023: Won in California
- $768.4 million, March 27, 2019: Won in Wisconsin
- $758.7 million, Aug. 23, 2017: Won in Massachusetts
- $754.6 million, Feb. 6, 2023: Won in Washington
- $731.1 million, Jan. 20, 2021: Won in Maryland
- $699.8 million, Oct. 4, 2021: Won in California
- $687.8 million, Oct. 27, 2018: Two winners in Iowa, New York