Powerball Jackpot Soars to $1.2 Billion Ahead of Wednesday’s Drawing!

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The Powerball jackpot has reached $1.2 billion as of October 4th, 2023 1. This is the seventh-largest lottery jackpot in U.S. history

Powerball Jackpot numbers for October 2, 2023

The winning numbers for Monday’s drawing were 12, 26, 27, 43, 47, and the Powerball number was 5. The Power Play was set at 2X.

Did somebody win the Powerball on Tuesday, October 2, 2023?

There is no one lucky to clinch the jackpot but some managed to get in millions.

More than 2.7 million winning tickets were distributed across the country. There were also two $1 million tickets purchased in Delaware and Michigan that matched all five numbers except the Powerball. Another $2 million was won by two tickets sold in New York and South Carolina.

When is the next Powerball Jackpot drawing?

The next Powerball drawing will be held on Wednesday, Oct. 4 at 10:59 p.m. ET. It is now valued at approximately $1.20 billion, with a cash option of $551.7 million.

Every Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday at 10:59 p.m. ET, drawings are held.

Where can you get Powerball tickets and how much do they cost?

Powerball tickets are $2 and are available in 45 states, as well as Washington, D.C., Puerto Rico, and the United States Virgin Islands. Powerball is coupled with Power Play (a feature that allows a winner to quadruple the original value of non-jackpot prizes) in Idaho and Montana for a minimum purchase price of $3 per ticket.

More than half of all earnings stay in the state where the ticket was purchased.

Can you buy Powerball tickets online?

Powerball tickets can be purchased in person from merchants in permitted participating U.S. states. Powerball tickets can be purchased online through the state lottery office in several U.S. states.

Players can also participate by visiting the website or downloading the mobile app of the online lottery ticket business Jackpot.com.

What are the chances of winning the Powerball jackpot?

The Powerball jackpot rises in response to game sales and interest, but the odds of winning the top prize remain constant: 1 in 292.2 million.

The money can be taken as an instant cash lump sum or in 30 yearly increments spread over 29 years for jackpot winners. Federal and state taxes are not included in either of the listed prize selections.

All winning tickets must be redeemed in the state where they were purchased.

Powerball Rules

Choose five numbers from 1 to 69 for the white balls, then one number from 1 to 26 for the red Powerball. Choose the numbers on a play slip or let the lottery terminal choose them at random.

For an extra $1, use the Power Play option to multiply non-jackpot payouts by two, three, four, five, or ten times. Before each drawing, the multiplier number is chosen at random.

The 10-times multiplier is active only when the announced jackpot annuity is less than $150 million, and the Match 5 prize with Power Play is always $2 million.

Who is highest Powerball winner till date?

Powerball Jackpot Winner
Edwin Castro was the sole winner of a historic $2.04bn Powerball jackpot

Top 10 Powerball Jackpots

  1. $2.04 Billion – Nov. 7, 2022 – CA
  2. $1.586 Billion – Jan. 13, 2016 – CA, FL, TN
  3. $900 Million (est.) – July 17, 2023
  4. $768.4 Million – March 27, 2019 – WI
  5. $758.7 Million – Aug. 23, 2017 – MA
  6. $754.6 Million – Feb. 6, 2023 – WA
  7. $731.1 Million – Jan. 20, 2021 – MD
  8. $699.8 Million – Oct. 4, 2021 – CA
  9. $687.8 Million – Oct. 27, 2018 – IA, NY
  10. $632.6 Million – Jan. 5, 2022 – CA, WI

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