Nobody matched five numbers and the Powerball to win the jackpot, so the grand prize has rolled over and is now worth an estimated $110 million with a cash option of $88.1 million.
Nor did anyone win the $1 million prize by matching five numbers, but 14 people won $50,000 by matching four numbers and the Powerball. Four of these winners used the Power Play to double their prizes to $100,000 each.
More than 1,000 players won $100 each by matching either four numbers or three numbers and the Powerball, and more than 300 of these players doubled their prizes with the Power Ball.
Additionally, nearly half a million players won smaller prizes in last night’s Powerball lottery drawing. More than 448,000 tickets won prizes ranging from $4 to $14 by matching just the Powerball to three numbers using the Power Play.
How to play the Powerball lottery
The Powerball lottery can be played in 45 states, Washington DC, Puerto Rico, and the U.S. Virgin Islands. To enter the Powerball lottery, players must purchase a ticket from a licensed lottery retailer. Participants must choose five numbers between one and 69 for the white balls and one number between one and 26 for the red Powerball.
The Powerball drawings are held every Wednesday and Saturday at 10:59 p.m. ET and the ticket sales cut off around one to two hours before the drawing, depending on the jurisdiction. To watch the Powerball drawing, check on the Powerball website to see which TV stations are showing the drawing in your area.
Powerball jackpot
Many factors determine the advertised Powerball jackpot amount, including game sales and the annuity. Saturday drawings have greater game sales than a Wednesday drawing, for example, and the amount of tickets purchase can vary throughout the year.
The annuity, which funds an annuity prize, can be affected by interest rates, as the higher the interest rates, the higher the advertised Grand Prize.
The difference between the Powerball annuity and cash option is that a jackpot winner can choose to either receive the money as an annuity which is made up of 30 graduated payments increased by 5 percent each year over 29 years or as a lump-sum payment paid out in one go.
The cash value option is the amount of money needed in the jackpot prize pool to fund the estimated jackpot annuity prize.
