Powerball jackpot climbs above $600 million
Last Powerball jackpot win was the $1.08 billion prize in California on July 19
California mini-mart owner sells $1 billion Powerball jackpot ticket, receives $1 million
The owner of a mini market in Los Angeles, California is smiling ear to ear after learning his store sold the winning $1.08 billion Powerball jackpot ticket. (FOX 11)
The Powerball jackpot, now the 10th largest in history, climbed even higher after no players matched the winning numbers after Saturday's drawing.
The grand prize now sits at an estimated $638 million – with a one-time cash payout of approximately $304.2 million – for Monday night's drawing. There is a 1 in 292.2 million chance of winning the grand prize, according to the game.
The winning numbers drawn Saturday night were 8, 11, 19, 24, 46 with a red Powerball number of 5. The Power Play option was 2X.
Two lucky players did score million-dollar prizes after matching all five white balls, the game announced in Arizona and Washington state.
TWO LOTTERY TICKETS WORTH A COMBINED $2.6 BILLION UNCLAIMED
The Powerball jackpot sits at $550 million for Wednesday's night drawing. (GIORGIO VIERA/AFP via Getty Images / Getty Images)
The biggest Powerball jackpot of 2023 – and the third-largest in the game's history – was won in July by a lucky player in California, who snagged the $1.08 billion prize, the lottery said.
Behind that was a $754.6 million grand prize won by a player in Washington in February, which is marked as the game's sixth-largest prize ever.
The winning numbers drawn Wednesday night are as follows: 22, 30, 37, 44, 45 with a red Powerball number of 18. The Power Play option was 3X. (GIORGIO VIERA/AFP via Getty Images / Getty Images)
Powerball tickets are $2 per play and are sold in 45 states, Washington, D.C., Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands. The game says more than half of the proceeds from a ticket sale remain in the jurisdiction where it was sold.
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*This story has been updated on 9-18-23 to reflect the latest drawing.