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Powerball jackpot rises to $145,000,000; One ticket matched the first five numbers
Updated: Thursday, December 26, 2024 01:19 AM
The grand prize in the Powerball multi-state lottery game has been increased to $145,000,000. The cash value stands at an estimated $$66.2 million. The prize amount was rolled over since no player matched all five white ball numbers and the Powerball number in Wednesday's $117,000,000 drawing. The next Powerball lottery drawing is Saturday night. The winning numbers from Wednesday, December 25th, 2024 drawing were 15-26-27-30-35 and Powerball was 03. The Powerball grand prize has been rolling over for eight draws since Monday, December 9th, 2024. The last jackpot was won by a lucky ticket sold in NY, matched all six numbers for a 260,000,000 top prize.
Although the grand prize was not awarded Wednesday evening, Powerball had some huge winners. There was a single lucky ticket correctly matched all five numbers but missed Powerball number, which won the 2nd prize. The 1 ticket(s) in NJ matched all 5 numbers with the Power Play for an incredible $2 million cash win!
Other major winners Wednesday evening included 11 tickets that matched 4 white ball numbers plus the Powerball and won $10,000. 2 additional players not only matched 4+1, but in addition chose the Power Play option, multiplying the winnings by 4 for a total win of $40,000 each!
There were 37,206 Powewrball winning tickets sold in the state of New York. A single ticket sold in New York matched 4 lotto numbers in addition to the Powerball. The lucky ticket holder will receive $10,000 cash. There were 90 lucky New York winners won $100 prize by matching 4 or 3+1 numbers. There were 13 lucky New York players won $200 prize by matching 4 or 3+1 numbers with Power Play purchased.
With 9 different ways to win, there were a total of 471,333 tickets nationwide won $0 prizes in the Wednesday, December 25th, 2024 drawing.
Powerball is an American popular lottery game offered in 44 participating states as a pari-mutuel jackpot game. To play Powerball, choose 5 numbers from a set of 69 and select 1 Powerball number from 1 to 26. Each play costs $2. Players can choose to pay $1 extra to buy the Power Play option, which multiplies the original winnings except jackpot. The overall odds of winning any prizes is about 1 to 32. The odds of winning Powerball jackpot are about 1 in 292 million. The minimum Powerball grand prize is $40,000,000. Its annuity option is paid in 30 graduated installments in 29 years. Winners can select one time lump-sum cash payout option instead.
| Wed Dec 25, 2024 Powerball Payout of U.S. | | Numbers Matched | Prizes | # Winners | | 5 of 5 + Powerball | $117,000,000 | 0 | | 5 of 5 | $1,000,000 | 0 | | 4 of 5 + Powerball | $50,000 | 11 | | 4 of 5 | $100 | 254 | | 3 of 5 + Powerball | $100 | 683 | | 3 of 5 | $7 | 15,657 | | 2 of 5 + Powerball | $7 | 13,444 | | 1 of 5 + Powerball | $4 | 97,810 | | Powerball Only | $4 | 225,143 |
| Wed Dec 25, 2024 Powerball Payout of US(with PowerPlay) | | Numbers Matched | Prizes | # Winners | | 5 of 5 with Power Play | $2,000,000 | 1
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| | 4 of 5 + Powerball with Power Play | $150,000 | 2 | | 4 of 5 with Power Play | $300 | 92 | | 3 of 5 + Powerball with Power Play | $300 | 222 | | 3 of 5 with Power Play | $21 | 5,078 | | 2 of 5 + Powerball with Power Play | $21 | 4,511 | | 1 of 5 + Powerball with Power Play | $12 | 32,819 | | Powerball Only with Power Play | $12 | 75,606 |
| Wed Dec 25, 2024 Powerball Payout of New York(w/o PowerPlay) | | Numbers Matched | Prizes | # Winners | | 5 of 5 + Powerball | $117,000,000 | 0 | | 5 of 5 | $1,000,000 | 0 | | 4 of 5 + Powerball | $50,000 | 1 | | 4 of 5 | $100 | 25 | | 3 of 5 + Powerball | $100 | 65 | | 3 of 5 | $7 | 1,356 | | 2 of 5 + Powerball | $7 | 1,255 | | 1 of 5 + Powerball | $4 | 8,765 | | Powerball Only | $4 | 19,613 |
| Wed Dec 25, 2024 Powerball Payout of New York(with PowerPlay) | | Numbers Matched | Prizes | # Winners | | 5 of 5 with Power Play | $2,000,000 | 0 | | 4 of 5 + Powerball with Power Play | $150,000 | 0 | | 4 of 5 with Power Play | $300 | 0 | | 3 of 5 + Powerball with Power Play | $300 | 13 | | 3 of 5 with Power Play | $21 | 239 | | 2 of 5 + Powerball with Power Play | $21 | 266 | | 1 of 5 + Powerball with Power Play | $12 | 1,764 | | Powerball Only with Power Play | $12 | 3,844 |
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