Powerball bonanza increases to $1.4 billion after Wednesday's draw produced no winners. After there were no winning tickets for the amazing prize of approximately $1.2 billion from Wednesday late evening's drawing, the Powerball huge stake increased to an anticipated $1.4 billion. The winning numbers were 9, 35, 54, 63, 64, with a Powerball number of 1.
The assessed high stake for the drawing on Saturday late at night would rank third in Powerball history and sixth overall in American lottery history.
There haven't been any Powerball fantastic award winners since a single ticket purchased in Los Angeles on July 19 guaranteed a $1.08 billion prize. The drawing on Wednesday in the late evening was the 33rd after that.
According to Powerball officials, this marks the first time in Powerball history that two successive bonanzas have surpassed the $1 billion threshold.
$2.04 billion was the largest jackpot in both Powerball and American lottery history, and it was won in November 2022 by a man from the same Los Angeles area.
A single winner in Saturday's lottery would be able to choose between a lump sum payment of around $643.7 million plus fees or an annuity option that consists of a rapid payment followed by 29 monthly installments.
One in 292.2 million are likely to win the large wager.
Each Powerball ticket costs $2. They are offered in 45 states, as well as in Puerto Rico, the District of Columbia, and the U.S. Virgin Islands. At 11 p.m. Eastern on Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday, drawings take place.
As ticket prices have increased and the likelihood of winning the top prize has decreased for both Powerball and Super Millions, lottery bonanzas worth a billion dollars have started to become more common. According to the Washington Post, Powerball decreased the odds of winning from 1 in 175.2 million in 2015 to where they are now at 1 in 292.2 million.
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