PINEVILLE, N.C. As nobody on Wednesday night matched all six numbers to win the jackpot, it increased to an estimated $1.4 billion.
The winning numbers were 9, 35, 54, 63, 64, and Powerball was 01.
The Powerball jackpot will next be up for grabs on Saturday night, giving players another chance to break an 11-week streak without a significant winner. The odds are horrible and remain the same no matter how big the prize gets.
The jackpot’s chances of 1 in 292.2 million are what make it so difficult to win and give the lucky player (or players) who choose the game’s six winning numbers such enormous payouts. The seventh-largest lottery prize in history is the most recent Powerball jackpot. The most recent grand prize winner occurred on July 19.
Most jurisdictions charge $2 for Powerball tickets, and customers can choose their own single Powerball numbers or let a computer do it for them. The numbers for the Powerball drawings are chosen at the Florida Lottery in Tallahassee, and they take place three times a week at 10:59 p.m. EDT on Mondays, Wednesdays, and Saturdays.
Finding out if there is a jackpot winner typically takes a few hours after the numbers are selected. State lottery authorities announce a jackpot estimate for the following drawing if there isn’t a winner. When a winner is announced, the jackpot returns to $20 million and starts the protracted process of increasing until a new winner is announced.
On Wednesday, October 4, 2023, Powerball lottery tickets were announced. After an 11-week period without a significant winner, a $1.2 billion Powerball jackpot will once again be up for grabs on Wednesday night. Yet, no matter how huge the reward gets, the odds remain the same — and they’re bad.
WHAT DETERMINES THE JACKPOT?
The jackpot grows more quickly as more players participate in the game since it is funded by ticket sales. The lottery only has slightly more than half of the current jackpot’s stated $1.4 billion available for the top reward. Because of this, the monetary award, which is typically accepted by victors, would be $643.7 million.
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