Saturday’s (September 6) Powerball jackpot will be worth an estimated $1.7 billion after zero players matched all six numbers during the $1.4 billion drawing Wednesday (September 3) night.
Results from Monday’s Powerball game are listed below:
NUMBERS: 3-16-29-61-69
POWERBALL: 22
POWER PLAY: 2x
Two players in both California and Georgia, as well as one in Colorado, Florida, Illinois, Maryland, Minnesota, Ohio and Pennsylvania won $1 million by matching all five white balls, while players in Michigan, Oregon, Texas and Wyoming each won $2 million by matching all five white balls and opting for the 2x Power Play.
Wednesday’s drawing was the sixth largest Powerball jackpot and the seventh largest drawing in U.S. lottery history. The odds of winning the Powerball jackpot are reported to be 1 in 292.2 million, according to Powerball.com.
One player won the $205 million Powerball drawing on May 31. A ticket purchased in California matched all five white numbers and the red Powerball.
The Powerball had previously reset after one player won the $167 million Powerball drawing on April 26. A ticket purchased in Kentucky matched all five white numbers and the red Powerball, resetting the next drawing to $20 million ($10.2 million cash value) for April 28.
One player in California matched all six numbers to win the $2.04 billion ($997.6 million) jackpot on November 7, 2022, the largest jackpot offered in U.S. lottery history, according to the official Powerball website. Powerball has had jackpots exceeding $1 billion five times.
Mega Millions games have also exceeded $1 billion six times, which includes its largest offering, a $1.603 billion jackpot that was one by a player in Florida on August 8. Both jackpots increase during each following game until there’s a jackpot winning ticket matching all six numbers drawn, which includes the additional Mega Millions Gold Ball or Powerball in each respective game.
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