Powerball and Mega Millions jackpots: What to know if you win
Here’s what to know if you win the Powerball or Mega Millions jackpot.
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Someone in Delaware could be $50,000 richer, and may not know it, according to the Delaware Lottery.
Winning Powerball ticket worth $50,000 as of October. The $25 was unclaimed and was sold at the Wawa in Bethany Beach, according to the Delaware Lottery.
the The next jackpot is estimated at $137 million, or $60.2 million cash Money.
Here’s everything you need to know to play:
Powerball winning numbers: 10/25/23
The winning numbers from Wednesday’s draw were: 25, 27, 41, 53, 68And it was Powerball 2. The power of play was 2X.
* Winning lottery numbers from 10/28/23
The winning numbers from Saturday’s draw were: 14, 24, 50, 59, 64 It was Powerball 2. The power of play was 2X.
What time is the Powerball drawn?
The next draw is Monday 10/10/1431 AH 30 at 10:59 PM Eastern Time.
Powerball drawings are held three times a week, every Monday, Wednesday and Saturday at 10:59 PM ET.
How to play powerball
Powerball costs $2 per game. In Delaware, tickets may be purchased until 9:45 PM ET on the day of the drawing.
In New Jersey and Pennsylvania, you can purchase tickets until 9:59 p.m
In Pennsylvania, you can buy tickets online: www.pailottery.com/games/draw-games/.
Tickets can be purchased online in New Jersey as well: njlotto.com.
To play, choose five numbers from 1 to 69 for the white balls, then choose one number from 1 to 26 for the red Powerball balls.
You can choose your lucky numbers on the play slip or let the lottery terminal choose your numbers at random.
To win, match one of the nine ways to win:
- 5 white balls + 1 red Powerball ball = Grand Prize.
- 5 white balls = 1 million dollars.
- 4 white balls + 1 red Powerball ball = $50,000.
- 4 white balls = $100.
- 3 white balls + 1 red Powerball = $100.
- 3 white balls = $7.
- 2 white balls + 1 red Powerball ball = $7.
- 1 white ball + 1 red Powerball ball = $4.
- 1 red Powerball = $4.
There is an opportunity to increase your winnings two, three, four, five and ten times with Power Play for an additional $1 per play. Players can multiply non-jackpot winnings up to 10 times when the jackpot is $150 million or less.
All prizes are limited to cash amounts, except for the Grand Prize. In California, prize payout amounts are equal, meaning they are determined by sales and number of winners.
What are the odds of winning Powerball?
The odds of winning the Powerball jackpot are 1 in 292,201,338. The odds of getting the lowest prize, $4 for one of the red Powerball balls, are 1 in 38.32.
According to Powerball, the odds of winning the total prize are 1 in 24.87, based on a $2 game and rounded to two decimal places.
The largest lottery jackpots in US history
1. $2.04 billion, Powerball, November. February 7, 2022: Won in California.
2. $1.586 billion, Powerball, January 1. October 13, 2016: Three winners in California, Florida and Tennessee.
3. $1.537 billion, Mega Millions, October 2018. February 23, 2018: Won in South Carolina.
4. $1.348 billion, Mega Millions, January 1. February 13, 2023: Won in Maine.
5. $1.337 billion, Mega Millions, July 29, 2022: Won in Illinois.
6. $1.05 billion, Mega Millions, January 1. February 22, 2021: Won in Michigan.
7. $768.4 million, Powerball, March 27, 2019: Won in Wisconsin.
8. $758.7 million, Powerball, August. February 23, 2017: Won in Massachusetts.
9. $730 million Powerball, January. February 20, 2021: Won in Maryland.
10. $699.8 million, Powerball, October. February 4, 2021: Won in California.
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