Your eyes weren't deceiving you. The Powerball jackpot really was up to $1 billion for the Wednesday, Oct. 4, drawing.
For the second time this year, the drawing reached a near-record level.
With no grand prize winner fromWednesday night's Powerball drawing, the jackpot was worth an estimated $1.4 billion with a cash value of $614 million. The drawing was thethird largest in the Powerball gameand fifth largest in U.S. lottery history, according topowerball.com.
Saturday's Powerball jackpot surpasses the July 19 drawing number when a ticket in California won a prize worth $1.08 billion, according to lottery officials.
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What are the winning Powerball numbers for Wednesday, Oct. 4?
The winning Powerball numbers for Wednesday, Oct. 4, 2023: 09-35-54-63-64 and Powerball 01. The Power Play was 2X.
While there was no grand prize winner, there were 10 winning tickets worth $1 million or more sold for this jackpot.
There was a Match 5 plus Power Play winner worth $2 million in Kentucky, Pennsylvania and Texas. There were two Match 5 plus Power Play winners worth $1 million in California and Texas as well as one each in Colorado, New York and Pennsylvania.
But what are the other top Powerball jackpots? Here's the list:
10. $687.8 million, Oct. 27, 2018
Two tickets sold in Iowa and New York matched all six numbers in the drawing.
Each ticket was worth an annuitized $343.9 million or $198.1 million cash.
The winning numbers were 08, 12, 13, 19, 27, plus Powerball 04, and Power Play multiplier 3X.
9. $699.8 million, Oct. 4, 2021
A single ticket sold in California matched all six numbers in the drawing with a cash option of $496 million.
The winning numbers were 12, 22, 54, 66 and 69. The Powerball number was 15.
8. $731.1 million, Jan. 20, 2021
A single ticket sold in Maryland matched all six numbers in the drawing with a cash option of $546.8 million.
The winning numbers were 40, 53, 60, 68, 69 plus Powerball 22. The Power Play multiplier 3X.
7. $754.6 million, Feb. 6, 2023
A single ticket in Washington won the Powerball jackpot worth with a cash option of $407.2 million.
The winning numbers were 5, 11, 22, 23, 69 and Powerball 7. The Power Play multiplier was 2X.
6. $758.7 million, Aug. 23, 2017
One lucky ticket sold in Massachusettswon this Powerball jackpot. Mavis Wanczyk, of Chicopee, Massachusetts, claimed the prize worth a lump sum payment of $480,500,936. After taxes, Wanczyk netted $336,350,655 in cash.
The winning numbers were 6, 7, 16, 23 and 26 plus Powerball 4.
5. $768.4 million, March 27, 2019
A single ticket sold in Wisconsin for the Powerball ticket that included a cash option of $477 million.
The winning numbers were 16, 20, 37, 44, 62, plus Powerball 12, and Power Play multiplier 3X.
4. $1.08 billion, July 19, 2023
A single ticket sold in California matched all six numbers for the jackpot drawn earlier this year. The cash option was $558.1 million.
The winning numbers were 7, 10, 11, 13, 24 and Powerball 24. The Power Play multiplier was 2X.
3. $1.4 billion (est.), Oct. 7, 2023
The current jackpot includes a cash option at $643.7 million. The drawing is set for 10:59 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 7, 2023.
2. $1.586 billion, Jan. 13, 2016
Three tickets matched all six numbers, including ones sold in California, New York and Tennessee.
Lisa and John Robinson, of Munford, Tennessee, chose to receive a lump sum cash payment of $327,835,000 rather than the annuitized amount of $528.8 million.
1. $2.04 billion, Nov. 7, 2022
The sole winner of the largest lottery in Powerball history is living it large after purchasing a single ticket from a Los Angeles County service center.
Edwin Castro, of California, recently purchased his third home — a mega-mansion in Los Angeles worth $47 million.
What are the odds of winning the Powerball?
Theodds of winning the Powerballgrand prizeare 1 in292,201,338. The odds for the lowest prize, $4 for one red Powerball, are 1 in 38.32.
According to Powerball, the overall odds of winning a prize are 1 in 24.87, based on a $2 play and rounded to two decimal places.
When are Powerball drawing days?
The next drawing will be Wednesday, Oct. 4, at 10:59 p.m. ET.
Powerball drawings areheld three times a week, every Monday, Wednesday and Saturday at 10:59 p.m. ET.
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