The Powerball jackpot for Saturday’s lottery drawing has reached an estimated $34 million, with a cash option of $104 million. The winning numbers were 4, 36, 48, 54, and 56, with a Powerball of 2 and a Power Play of 3x. No one won Wednesday’s $20 million jackpot, but two second-prize tickets were sold in Michigan ($1 million) and California ($346,728).
California lottery prizes vary based on ticket sales and winners. Wednesday’s winning numbers were 19, 30, 31, 61, and 62, with a Powerball of 21 and a Power Play of 2x. The secondary $10 million Double Play jackpot also went unclaimed, along with the $500,000 second prize. The winning numbers were 12, 13, 59, 68, and 69, with a Double Play number of 13.
The odds of winning the Powerball jackpot are 292,201,388 to 1, with a 1 in 11,688,053 chance of matching five numbers for at least $1 million. The odds of winning a third prize of at least $50,000 are 913,129 to 1. Powerball drawings take place every Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday in 45 states, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, and the U.S. Virgin Islands.
Looking at the current jackpot and recent winning numbers, one might wonder who will be the next lucky winner to take home millions. Could you be the next jackpot winner, changing your life with just a $2 ticket? With millions on the line, players across the country are hoping to match those elusive numbers. Will the jackpot continue to climb, or will someone strike it lucky in the next draw? Stay tuned to see if fortune favors the brave in the high-stakes world of Powerball.
