In a remarkable turn of events, a very fortunate player from California has surfaced victorious, marking the alternate Powerball jackpot palm in his state this time. The huge jaw-dropping jackpot, amounting to $1.76 billion, ranks as the alternate-largest prize in the history of the game.
The Powerball had been accumulating for an impressive 35 consecutive draws following its last win in July. During that previous win, a Californian player clinched the jackpot by matching all five white ball numbers along with the Powerball, securing the massive prize. In an astonishing coincidence, the jackpot prior to this was also won in California when a lone ticket holder in Los Angeles claimed a colossal $1.08 billion.
As we look ahead to the next Powerball drawing scheduled for Saturday, the jackpot has been reset to a considerably more modest $20 million. Here’s what you need to know about the recently claimed Powerball prize:
Where Was the Winning Powerball Ticket Sold? The winning Powerball ticket, valued at $1.765 billion, was purchased at Midway Market & Liquor in Frazier Park, California. Frazier Park is an unincorporated community nestled within the Los Padres National Forest, conveniently located between Bakersfield and Los Angeles. As of now, the identity of the fortunate winner remains undisclosed.
What Were the Winning Powerball Numbers? The winning combination for Wednesday night’s drawing consisted of the following numbers: 24, 52, 40, 22, and 64. The Powerball number was 10, with a Power Play multiplier of 2X.
In addition to the jackpot winner, there were significant wins elsewhere, with players in Arizona and Pennsylvania securing a $2 million Match 5 + Power Play prize. Several states had $1 million Match 5 winners, including California (2), Florida (2), New York, Oklahoma, and Virginia. These winning lottery numbers are presented by Jackpocket, the official digital lottery courier of the USA TODAY network.
How to Play Powerball Participating in the Powerball game requires an investment of $2 per play. To get started, players select five numbers ranging from 1 to 69 for the white balls and one number from 1 to 26 for the red Powerball. You can either choose your preferred numbers on a play slip or opt for a random selection generated by the lottery terminal.
Winning in Powerball can be achieved in several ways, with different prize tiers, including:
- 5 white balls + 1 red Powerball = Grand prize.
- 5 white balls = $1 million.
- 4 white balls + 1 red Powerball = $50,000.
- 4 white balls = $100.
- 3 white balls + 1 red Powerball = $100.
- 3 white balls = $7.
- 2 white balls + 1 red Powerball = $7.
- 1 white ball + 1 red Powerball = $4.
- 1 red Powerball = $4.
For those seeking even bigger rewards, the Power Play option, available for an additional $1 per play, can multiply non-jackpot wins by two, three, four, five, or ten times when the jackpot is less than $150 million. In California, prize payouts are determined by sales and the number of winners.
What Are the Odds of Winning the Powerball? The likelihood of winning the Powerball jackpot stands at one in 292,201,338. For the lowest prize, which is $4 for matching just one red Powerball, the odds are one in 38.32.
According to Powerball, the overall odds of winning any prize are one in 24.87, based on a $2 play, and rounded to two decimal places. The odds of striking it big in the Powerball game are indeed challenging, making each jackpot win a remarkable and rare occurrence.