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The Powerball jackpot surged to an estimated $1.6 billion ahead of Wednesday night’s drawing, making it the fourth-largest prize in U.S. lottery history.
The pot grew after no ticket matched all six numbers from Monday night’s drawing.
The white balls were 3, 18, 36, 41 and 54. The red Powerball was 7 and the Power Play multiplier was 2.
It now has an estimated cash value of $781.3 million, according to the lottery.
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The odds of winning a prize are 1 in 24.9, while the odds of hitting the jackpot are 1 in 292.2 million.
Though there was no jackpot winner in the latest drawing, nine tickets matched all five white balls, the lottery said. Winning Match 5 tickets were sold in Florida, Georgia, Illinois, New York (two), Ohio, Pennsylvania, Tennessee and Wisconsin.
Wednesday’s drawing – the fourth-largest in Powerball history – will mark the 47th in the current jackpot run, which the lottery says is a game record for the most drawings in a jackpot cycle.
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The Powerball jackpot was last won on Sept. 6, when two tickets in Missouri and Texas split a $1.787 billion prize.
The winner can choose between a lump sum payment estimated at $781.3 million or an annuitized prize of an estimated $1.7 billion. Both options are before taxes.
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If a winner opts for the annuitized prize, they will receive one immediate payment followed by 29 annual payments that increase 5% each year.
Powerball tickets are sold in 45 states, Washington, D.C., Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands. Drawings occur three nights a week, on Monday, Wednesday and Saturday.
The biggest U.S. lottery jackpots:
- $2.04 billion – Powerball; Nov. 7, 2022 – California
- $1.787 billion – Powerball; Sept. 6, 2025 – Missouri, Texas
- $1.765 billion – Powerball; Oct. 11, 2023 – California
- $1.7 billion – Powerball; Dec. 24, 2025 (current prize, estimated jackpot)
- $1.602 billion – Mega Millions; Aug. 8, 2023 – Florida
- $1.586 billion – Powerball; Jan. 13, 2016 – California, Florida, Tennessee
- $1.537 billion – Mega Millions; Oct. 23, 2018 – South Carolina
- $1.348 billion – Mega Millions; Jan. 13, 2023 – Maine
- $1.337 billion – Mega Millions; July 29, 2022 – Illinois
- $1.326 billion – Powerball; April 6, 2024 – Oregon
