Winning Powerball numbers for Wednesday, Dec. 7, 2022. No winner, jackpot grows to $116M

Chris Sims, Indianapolis Star
·3 min read

The Powerball jackpot is still looking for the next big winner.

Could you be the game's newest millionaire?

The numbers have been selected for the Wednesday, Dec. 7 lottery jackpot worth an estimated $100 million, with a cash option of $52.9 million.

Mega Millions numbers:Results for Tuesday, Dec. 6, 2022. No winner, jackpot hits $379M

Powerball winning numbers

The winning numbers for Monday night's drawing are 6, 28, 44, 59, 61, and the Powerball is 21. The Power Play was 2X.

Did anyone win Powerball last night?

Nobody matched all six numbers to win the Powerball jackpot Monday.

One ticket purchased in Minnesota matched all five numbers except for the Powerball worth $1 million.

Double Play numbers are 16, 25, 26, 37, 48, and the Powerball is 16.

No one matched all six numbers, and no tickets matched all five numbers except for the Powerball worth $500,000.

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.

When is the next Powerball drawing?

The Powerball jackpot for Saturday, Dec. 10 rose to an estimated $116 million with a cash option of $61.3 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.

  • $2.04 billion — Nov. 7; California.

  • $93 million — Nov. 19; Kansas.

Powerball numbers:Results for Monday, Dec. 5, 2022

Top 10 Powerball lottery jackpots

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

  1. $2.04 billion — Nov. 7, 2022; California.

  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. $2.04 billion, Powerball — Nov. 7, 2022; California.

  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.

This article originally appeared on Indianapolis Star: Powerball numbers for 12/7/22: Lottery results for $100M jackpot