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$478,000,000 Powerball jackpot won in GA
Updated: Thursday, October 24, 2024 01:30 AM
A single lucky person bought a Powerball lottery ticket that matched all 5 numbers plus the Powerball to clinch a $478,000,000 grand prize. Lottery officials stated the winning ticket in Wednesday night's drawing was sold in GA. The winning numbers drawn Wednesday night, October 23rd, 2024 were 02, 15, 27, 29, 39 with Power Ball number 20. The winning ticket holder will have the choice of annuity payments for the entire prize amount of $478,000,000, or the cash option of $230.5 million before taxes. The grand prize winner is highly suggested to sign the ticket, place it in a secure place and get in touch with lottery officials as soon as possible. Jackpot winner has the opportunity to select the cash value of the jackpot while claimng the prizes. If the winner doesn't make choice, the payment option will revert to annuity by default.
Along with the grand prize awarded on Wednesday, October 23rd, 2024, a lot more players walked away with huge pile of cash. There were two lucky tickets matched all five numbers but missed Powerball number, which won the 2nd prize. The two lucky ticket(s) sold in PA(1) and TX(1), each won $1,000,000 cash by matching all 5 white ball numbers.
In addition, 13 tickets matched four of the five lotto numbers, as well as the Powerball number. Those tickets are each worth $10,000. 4 additional players not just matched 4+1, and also bought the Power Play option, multiplying the winnings by 4 for a total win of $40,000 each! Additional winners Wednesday night included 418 tickets that matched 4 white ball numbers and won $100. 128 additional players not just matched 4 white ball, and also purchased the Power Play option, double the prizes to a total win of $200 each! Additional prizes won Wednesday evening included 847 tickets that matched 3 white numbers as well as the Powerball and won $100. 242 additional tickets of this prize level were also bought with the Power Play option that doubled winnings to $200 cash.
With nine different ways to win, the Wednesday night's drawing produced 616,154 winning tickets across U.S. with a total amount of $0 prizes.
The next Powerball lotto jackpot is estimated at $20,000,000 for Saturday night. The cash option stands at $$9.6 million.
Powerball is an American popular lottery game can be played in 44 participating states as a pari-mutuel jackpot game. Powerball drawings are held 2 times a week every Wednesday and Saturday night at 10:59 p.m. Eastern Time. Each play costs $2. Players can choose to spend 1 extra dollar to purchase the Power Play option, which multiplies the prizes except jackpot. The odds of winning is about 1 to 32. The chances of matching 6 Powerball numbers are about 1 in 292 million. The minimum Powerball advertised grand prize starts at $40,000,000. Its annuity option is paid in 30 yearly increment payments in 29 years. Winners may choose one-time lump sum cash payout instead.
| Wed Oct 23, 2024 Powerball Payout of U.S. | | Numbers Matched | Prizes | # Winners | | 5 of 5 + Powerball | $478,000,000 | 1
GA-1
| | 5 of 5 | $1,000,000 | 2
PA-1
TX-1
| | 4 of 5 + Powerball | $50,000 | 13 | | 4 of 5 | $100 | 418 | | 3 of 5 + Powerball | $100 | 847 | | 3 of 5 | $7 | 23,501 | | 2 of 5 + Powerball | $7 | 17,232 | | 1 of 5 + Powerball | $4 | 129,183 | | Powerball Only | $4 | 303,296 |
| Wed Oct 23, 2024 Powerball Payout of US(with PowerPlay) | | Numbers Matched | Prizes | # Winners | | 5 of 5 with Power Play | $2,000,000 | 0 | | 4 of 5 + Powerball with Power Play | $100,000 | 4 | | 4 of 5 with Power Play | $200 | 128 | | 3 of 5 + Powerball with Power Play | $200 | 242 | | 3 of 5 with Power Play | $14 | 7,313 | | 2 of 5 + Powerball with Power Play | $14 | 5,219 | | 1 of 5 + Powerball with Power Play | $8 | 38,823 | | Powerball Only with Power Play | $8 | 89,932 |
| Wed Oct 23, 2024 Powerball Payout of New York(w/o PowerPlay) | | Numbers Matched | Prizes | # Winners | | 5 of 5 + Powerball | $478,000,000 | 0 | | 5 of 5 | $1,000,000 | 0 | | 4 of 5 + Powerball | $50,000 | 0 | | 4 of 5 | $100 | 44 | | 3 of 5 + Powerball | $100 | 67 | | 3 of 5 | $7 | 2,192 | | 2 of 5 + Powerball | $7 | 1,404 | | 1 of 5 + Powerball | $4 | 11,231 | | Powerball Only | $4 | 25,852 |
| Wed Oct 23, 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 | $100,000 | 0 | | 4 of 5 with Power Play | $200 | 7 | | 3 of 5 + Powerball with Power Play | $200 | 19 | | 3 of 5 with Power Play | $14 | 380 | | 2 of 5 + Powerball with Power Play | $14 | 290 | | 1 of 5 + Powerball with Power Play | $8 | 1,992 | | Powerball Only with Power Play | $8 | 4,439 |
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