Powerball winner! $2.04B winning lottery ticket sold in California for Nov. 7 jackpot

Chris Sims and Evan Frank, Indianapolis Star
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Can you even begin to imagine what you would do with the $2.04 billion Powerball jackpot if you won?

Plenty of people will be banking on the 40-draw drought finally coming to an end for the record-breaking prize.

As if the wait hasn't been long enough, lottery officials have cited security protocols for a delay in getting Monday night's results, according to USA Today. But the time has finally come.

So let's see if you're the nation's latest billionaire.

The numbers are in for the Monday, Nov. 7 lottery jackpot worth an estimated $2.04 billion with a cash option of $997.6 million after updated calculations from the drawing.

Powerball reults delayed:$1.9B jackpot drawing delayed over security protocols, lottery officials say

Powerball winning numbers

The winning numbers for Monday night's drawing are 10, 33, 41, 47, 56, and the Powerball is 10. The Power Play was 2X.

Did anyone win Powerball last night?

Yes. One ticket sold in Caifornia matched all six numbers to win the Powerball jackpot Monday.

Twenty-two tickets matched all five numbers except for the Powerball worth $1 million. Winning tickets were bought in California, Florida, Georgia, Louisiana, Massachusetts, Maryland, Michigan, Missouri, North Carolina, New Jersey, Ohio, Oregon, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, Texas and Washington.

One ticket purchased in Florida matched all five numbers except for the Powerball and added the Power Play worth $2 million.

Double Play winning numbers

Double Play numbers were 1, 21, 27, 29, 40, and the Powerball is 18.

How many numbers in Powerball do you need to win a prize?

You only need to match one number in Powerball to win a prize. However, that number must be the Powerball worth $4.

What do I win if I get 2 numbers on Powerball?

Matching two numbers won't win anything in Powerball unless one of the numbers is the Powerball. A ticket matching one of the five numbers and the Powerball is also worth $4.

Mega Millions numbers:Results for Friday, Nov. 4, 2022. No winner, jackpot climbs to $154M

When is the next Powerball drawing?

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.

Winning Powerball numbers:Winning Powerball numbers for Saturday, Nov. 5, 2022. No winner, jackpot grows to $1.9B

Top 10 Powerball lottery jackpots

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

  1. $1.9 billion — Nov. 7, 2022; TBD.

  2. $1.586 billion — Jan. 13, 2016; California, Florida, Tennessee.

  3. $768.4 million — Mar. 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.

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. $1.9 billion — Nov. 7, 2022; TBD.

  2. $1.586 billion, Powerball — Jan. 13, 2016; California, Florida, Tennessee.

  3. $1.537 billion, Mega Millions — Oct. 23, 2018; South Carolina.

  4. $1.337 billion, Mega Millions — July 29, 2022; Illinois.

  5. $1.05 billion, Mega Millions — Jan. 22, 2021; Michigan.

  6. $768.4 million, Powerball — Mar. 27, 2019; Wisconsin.

  7. $758.7 million, Powerball — Aug. 23, 2017; Massachusetts.

  8. $731.1 million, Powerball — Jan. 20, 2021; Maryland.

  9. $699.8 million, Powerball — Oct. 4, 2021; California.

  10. $687.8 million, Powerball — Oct. 27, 2018; Iowa, New York.

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

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