No one won the Jackpot of $99.4 million for the March 9 draw, meaning the grand prize pot will once again get even bigger for the next draw. The next estimated jackpot stands at $112 million. The cash value of that prize stands at $76.8 million.
There weren’t many big winners to celebrate on Wednesday, with just one person, a lucky winner from New Jersey, matching all five numbers without the Powerball to win $1 million.
All the Powerball Winners from March 9
As mentioned, one person from New Jersey is $1 million richer this morning, but they failed to play the Power Play and multiply their winnings to $2 million. This winner matched all five of the white balls, but missed out on the Powerball.
Twelve ticket holders are celebrating their winnings of $50,000 after matching four white numbers and the Powerball. Just one of those dozen people played the Power Play and managed to utilize the 2X multiplier, increasing their winnings to $100,000.
From there the prizes get a lot smaller, and that’s reflected by the amount of people who won.
Waking up this morning $100 richer are the 151 people who matched four white balls without a bonus ball. Some 54 of those folks multiplied their winnings to $200. Also winning $100 were the 388 people who matched three white ball numbers with the Powerball, while 135 people managed to multiply that to $200.
Falling short, but still classed as winners, were the 10,099 people who matched three white ball numbers without the Powerball. They win $7, while 3,609 of those people multiplied that to $14 with the Power Play. Another 8,928 people also won $7 for matching two white numbers and the Powerball, with another 3,320 people doubling that to $14.
Finally, the smallest prize on the board was $4. A total of 71,869 people, 25,764 of whom opted for the Power Play, matched one white ball and the Power Ball for the small payday.
All a player had to do to double their $2 purchased ticket was match the Powerball in order to win the $4, without even getting any of the previous five numbers. A total of 180,202 people matched that number, with 65,577 of those people enforcing the Power Play to increase it to $8.
Odds of Winning the Powerball
The odds of winning anything on the Powerball are 1 in 24.9, according to the Powerball website. The odds of winning the bigger prizes are of course drastically smaller.
Wednesday night’s biggest winner from New Jersey, who won $1 million, had a 1 in 11,655,053 chance of landing that prize. Meanwhile the jackpot, which went unclaimed yet again, gives people odds of 1 in 292,201,338, according to the Powerball jackpot.
The next Powerball draw will be held on Sunday, March 13, with an estimated jackpot of $112 million.
