Powerball jackpot inches to $1 billion: See winning numbers for Sep. 27, 2023 and when's the next drawing
Wednesday night's Powerball drawing has left the jackpot toeing the line of $1 billion.
The Powerball jackpot now sits at an estimated $925 million, with a cash value of $432.4 million, after Wednesday night's drawing didn't lead to a winner once again. The last jackpot winner in July hit for $1.08 billion. Could it happen again?
The jackpot for this round is currently the fourth-largest prize in Powerball's history and sits at number nine of the highest lottery payout of all time. To break that rank it would have to reach more than $1 billion.
Take a look at the winning numbers from Monday night and when the next drawing is.
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What were the Powerball winning numbers for Sept. 27, 2023?
The winning numbers from Wednesday, Sept. 27 were 1, 7, 46, 47 and 63. The red Powerball was 7 and the Power Play was 3X.
When is the next Powerball drawing?
The next drawing is Saturday, Sept. 30 at 11 p.m. ET.
Powerball drawings are held three times a week, every Monday, Wednesday and Saturday.
Did anyone win Powerball Wednesday night?
Nobody won the Powerball jackpot last night, but there were some others who made off with some extra money in their pocket.
Wednesday's drawing had more than 1.8 million winning tickets across the country, including four tickets in California, Kansas, Maryland and New York that matched all five white balls to win $1 million prizes.
How often does the lottery hit $1 billion or more?
Having Powerball or Mega Millions hit the $1 billion mark isn't as uncommon as it used to be.
In the last five years, there have been eight jackpots between Mega Millions and Powerball that have gone over the $1 billion mark. And three of those happened in 2023.
The first came in January with a $1.53 billion Mega Millions winner. Next, a $1.08 billion Powerball jackpot in July. The latest was a $1.63 billion Mega Million jackpot in August.
The highest lottery jackpot came in November 2022 at $2.04 billion. It was the second jackpot over $1 billion that year. Before that the only other times a jackpot hit over a billion was in 2021, 2018 and 2016.
What are the odds of winning the Powerball?
If you play Powerball, the chances of winning big are pretty small.
The overall odds of winning the Powerball jackpot are 1 in 292.2 million.
The overall odds of winning a Powerball prize (across all tiers) are about 1 in 24.9.
The top 10 Powerball jackpots ever
$2.04 Billion – Nov. 7, 2022
$1.586 Billion – Jan. 13, 2016
$1.08 Billion – July 19, 2023
$835 Million (est.) – Sept. 27, 2023
$768.4 Million – March 27, 2019
$758.7 Million – Aug. 23, 2017
$754.6 Million – Feb. 6, 2023
$731.1 Million – Jan. 20, 2021
$699.8 Million – Oct. 4, 2021
$687.8 Million – Oct. 27, 2018
How to play Powerball
Want to play Powerball, but not quite sure how it works? Here are some things to know.
To play Powerball, you first select five white ball numbers. These five numbers will be between one and 69. Then, pick one "Powerball," or red ball, number. This number will be between one and 26.
For an extra dollar, you may choose to "power play," which multiplies all non-grand prize winnings by a factor of 2, 3, 4, 5 or 10.
If you match at least one number in the Powerball drawing, you win a prize.
Top 10 lottery jackpot wins in history
$2.04 billion, Powerball, Nov. 8, 2022 (one ticket from California)
$1.586 billion, Powerball, Jan. 13, 2016 (three tickets from California, Florida and Tennessee)
$1.58 billion, Mega Millions, Aug. 8, 2023 (one ticket from Florida)
$1.537 billion, Mega Millions, Oct. 23, 2018 (one ticket from South Carolina)
$1.35 billion, Mega Millions, Jan. 13, 2023 (one ticket from Maine)
$1.337 billion, Mega Millions, July 29, 2022 (one ticket from Illinois)
$1.08 billion, Powerball, July 19, 2023 (one ticket from California)
$1.05 billion, Mega Millions, Jan. 22, 2021 (one ticket from Michigan)
$768.4 million, Powerball, March 27, 2019 (one ticket from Wisconsin)
$758.7 million, Powerball, Aug. 23, 2017 (one ticket from Massachusetts)
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