Powerball results: Jackpot rises to $638 million ahead of next drawing
It is a new week and the Powerball jackpot is still up for grabs.
Saturday night's Powerball drawing came and went with no winner once again. Ahead of Monday night's drawing, the jackpot has grown to an estimated $638 million with a cash value of $304.2 million. It is now up to the 10th-highest Powerball jackpot in the lottery game's history, according to Powerball.
Powerball has had a year of large prizes. This is the third-largest prize in 2023 – behind a $754.6 million Powerball jackpot won in Washington on February 6, and the $1.08 billion Powerball jackpot won in California on July 19.
Check out the latest winning numbers, when the next drawing is and how to play.
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What are the winning Powerball numbers for Sept. 16, 2023?
The winning numbers for Saturday night's drawing were 8, 11, 19, 24, 46 and Powerball 5. The Power Play multiplier was 2X.
Did anyone win the Powerball last night?
No one had the winning jackpot ticket, but there were some lucky winners. Two $1 million tickets were sold out of Arizona and Washington.
When is the next Powerball drawing?
The next drawing is Monday, Sept. 18 at 11 p.m. ET.
When was the last Powerball jackpot winner?
The last jackpot win was in July for $1.08 billion in California. That jackpot was the third-largest Powerball jackpot ever won.
There have been 25 consecutive drawings since then without a jackpot winner, according to Powerball.
How many $1 billion lottery jackpots has there been in 2023?
This year has seen three lottery jackpots reach more than $1 billion. The first came in January with a $1.34 billion Mega Millions winner in Maine. Next, a $1.08 billion Powerball jackpot in July. The latest was a $1.63 billion Mega Million jackpot in August. All three have made it to the top 10 highest lottery jackpots in history.
What is the highest lottery jackpot ever?
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.
In 2023 alone there have been three.
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.
What are the odds of winning the Powerball jackpot?
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.
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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