Powerball jackpot soars to $825M for Saturday night
Nobody hit the jackpot on Wednesday however, there were five $1 million winners who matched five numbers
Winning a huge lottery jackpot is a dream for many, even though the odds are long, there's always a chance.
This Saturday's Powerball jackpot has a grand prize of $825 million.
If a potential winner takes the cash option, its worth approximately $410.2 million.
It's the second largest Powerball jackpot ever and the fifth-largest overall lottery prize in history.
HERE ARE WEDNESDAY'S WINNING NUMBERS IN THE $715.1M POWERBALL DRAWING
Customer fills out a Powerball lottery ticket at a convenience store in Northbrook, Ill., Tues., Oct. 25, 2022. No one won an estimated $700 million Powerball jackpot Wednesday night, meaning the big prize will grow to an estimated $825 million for t (AP Photo/Nam Y. Huh / AP Newsroom)
The payout has reached this level after 36 drawings in row with no grand prize winner.
If the jackpot eludes players for a 37th time on Saturday, the top prize is estimated to reach an annuitized $1 billion for the following drawing on Mon., Oct. 31.
No one matched all the numbers in Wednesday night's drawing which was worth an estimated $715.1 million.
The numbers drawn were: 19, 36, 37, 46, 56 with the Powerball of 24. The Powerplay is 2x, according to Powerball.com
There were winners who matched five numbers worth $1 million in California, Connecticut, Illinois, Michigan and New York.
A Powerball lottery ticket sits in the machine at the 4 Sons Food Store and Chevron gas station which sold one of two winning Powerball lottery tickets in Fountain Hills, Ariz., Nov. 29, 2012. (Reuters/Joshua Lott / Reuters Photos)
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The Powerball jackpot was previously won on Aug. 3, when a Pennsylvania ticket won a $206.9 million jackpot.
The Powerball holds the world record for the largest jackpot set in 2016, with $1.586 billion shared by winners in California, Florida and Tennessee.
Player holding a Powerball ticket. (iStock)
In August 2021, Powerball added a third weekly drawing to help increase jackpots faster.
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Powerball is played on Monday, Wednesday and Saturday in 45 states, along with Washington, D.C., Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands.
Top 10 Powerball Jackpots
1. $1.586 Billion – Jan. 13, 2016 – California, Florida, Tennessee
2. $825 Million (est.) – Oct. 29, 2022
3. $768.4 Million – March 27, 2019 – Wisconsin
4. $758.7 Million – Aug. 23, 2017 – Massachusetts
5. $731.1 Million – Jan. 20, 2021 – Maryland
6. $699.8 Million – Oct. 4, 2021 – California
7. $687.8 Million – Oct. 27, 2018 – Iowa, New York
8. $632.6 Million – Jan. 5, 2022 – California, Wisconsin
9. $590.5 Million – May 18, 2013 – Florida
10. $587.5 Million – Nov. 28, 2012 – Arizona, Missouri