The winning numbers for October 2 were 4-8-10-43-53. The Powerball was 7 with a Power Play of 2X.

Nobody won the jackpot or the match 5 this time. One person won $100,000 with four balls, the Powerball, and the Power Play. Fourteen people won $50,000 each with four balls and the Powerball, but they didn’t have the Power Play.

You can check your winnings on the Powerball website.

The last jackpot winner was a month ago, with a resident of Michigan winning the prize on September 21, 2019. The winning numbers were 1-9-22-36-68, Powerball 22, and Power Play multiplier 2X, which won the player an estimated $80 million.

There have been six Powerball jackpot winners this year. According to the Powerball website, jackpots have been won by people in Wisconsin ($768.4M) on March 27, North Carolina ($344.6M) on June 1, Tennessee ($198M) on July 13, New York ($148M) on August 17, and New York again ($80M) on September 4.

Jackpot winners can choose to claim their prize in one lump sum, or they can choose an annuity. If they choose an annuity, the winner will receive the money in 30 annual payments over 29 years, with the annual payment increasing by five percent each time.

How do you play Powerball?

Powerball draws take place on Wednesday and Saturday nights at 10:59 p.m. The draws are broadcast live from the lottery studio in Tallahassee, Florida.

The jackpot now stands at an estimated $70 million, with a cash option of $49 million. The next Powerball draw in on Saturday, October 5, 2019. Powerball is one of the most popular lottery games in the U.S., and tickets are sold in 44 states, Washington DC, Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands.

Players purchase a $2 ticket and select five numbers from 1 to 69 and one Powerball number from 1 to 26. Then, players can multiply the non-jackpot prizes using the Power Play for an additional $1.

One ticket guarantees players a 1 in 24.9 chance of winning, which is the same odds in every drawing. Players with one ticket have the same chance of winning despite the value of the jackpot or the number of tickets sold.

The Power Play means that for an additional $1 per play, non-jackpot prizes will be multiplied by 2X, 3X, 4X, 5X or 10X. The multiplier number is chosen at random before the draw, and the 10X multiplier can only be in play when the advertised jackpot annuity is $150 million or less.

The next drawing will be on Saturday, October 5, 2019, at 10:59 p.m. EDT.