Here are the winning Powerball numbers for Wednesday, Oct. 4, as jackpot hits $1.2 billion
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 from Wednesday night's Powerball drawing, the jackpot was worth an estimated $1.4 billion with a cash value of $614 million. The drawing was the third largest in the Powerball game and fifth largest in U.S. lottery history, according to powerball.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?
The odds of winning the Powerball grand prize are 1 in 292,201,338. 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 are held three times a week, every Monday, Wednesday and Saturday at 10:59 p.m. ET.
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This article originally appeared on Delaware News Journal: Did anyone win the Powerball? Top 10 drawings as jackpot hits $1.2B
