Winning Powerball numbers for Wednesday, Oct. 12, 2022; lottery jackpot climbs to $454M

Chris Sims, Indianapolis Star
·2 min read

Are you feeling lucky?

The Powerball numbers are in for the Wednesday, Oct. 12 lottery jackpot worth an estimated $420 million, with a cash option of $215.2 million.

Powerball winning numbers

The winning numbers for Wednesday night's drawing are 14, 30, 41, 42, 59, and the Powerball is 06. The Power Play was 5X.

Did anyone win Powerball last night?

Nobody matched all six numbers to win the Powerball jackpot, and zero tickets matched all five numbers except for the Powerball worth $1 million.

Double Play numbers are 4, 22, 36, 39, 64, and the Powerball is 14.

Double Play numbers are 4, 24, 35, 52, 62, and the Powerball is 10.

There were no matches to all six numbers, and no tickets matched all five numbers except for the Powerball worth $500,000.

When is the next Powerball drawing?

The Powerball jackpot for Saturday, Oct. 15 grew to an estimated $454 million with a cash option of $232.6 million, according to powerball.com.

Drawings are held three times per week at approximately 10:59 p.m. ET every Monday, Wednesday and Saturday.

How to play Powerball

Here's how to play Powerball:

Powerball's last jackpot winner

Here is the list of 2022 Powerball jackpot wins, according to powerball.com:

  • $632.6 million — Jan. 5; California, Wisconsin.

  • $185.3 million — Feb. 14; Connecticut.

  • $473.1 million — April 27; Arizona.

  • $366.7 million — June 29; Vermont.

  • $206.9 million — Aug. 3; Pennsylvania.

Top 10 Powerball lottery jackpots

Here are the all-time top 10 Powerball jackpots, according to powerball.com:

  1. $1.586 billion — Jan. 13, 2016; California, Florida, Tennessee.

  2. $768.4 million — Mar. 27, 2019; Wisconsin.

  3. $758.7 million — Aug. 23, 2017; Massachusetts.

  4. $731.1 million — Jan. 20, 2021; Maryland.

  5. $699.8 million — Oct. 4, 2021; California.

  6. $687.8 million — Oct. 27, 2018; Iowa, New York.

  7. $632.6 million — Jan. 5, 2022; California, Wisconsin.

  8. $590.5 million — May 18, 2013; Florida.

  9. $587.5 million — Nov. 28, 2012; Arizona, Missouri.

  10. $564.1 million — Feb. 11, 2015; North Carolina, Puerto Rico, Texas.

Top 10 U.S. lottery jackpots

Here are the nation's all-time top 10 Powerball and Mega Millions jackpots, according to powerball.com:

  1. $1.586 billion, Powerball — Jan. 13, 2016; California, Florida, Tennessee.

  2. $1.537 billion, Mega Millions — Oct. 23, 2018; South Carolina.

  3. $1.337 billion, Mega Millions — July 29, 2022; Illinois.

  4. $1.05 billion, Mega Millions — Jan. 22, 2021; Michigan.

  5. $768.4 million, Powerball — Mar. 27, 2019; Wisconsin.

  6. $758.7 million, Powerball — Aug. 23, 2017; Massachusetts.

  7. $731.1 million, Powerball — Jan. 20, 2021; Maryland.

  8. $699.8 million, Powerball — Oct. 4, 2021; California.

  9. $687.8 million, Powerball — Oct. 27, 2018; Iowa, New York.

  10. $656 million, Mega Millions — Mar. 30, 2012; Kansas, Illinois, Maryland.

Chris Sims is a digital producer at Midwest DOT. Follow him on Twitter: @ChrisFSims.

This article originally appeared on Indianapolis Star: Powerball numbers for 10/12/22: Lottery results for $420M jackpot