The odds of winning Powerball and Mega Millions are not in your favor
The odds of hitting the jackpot in Mega Millions or Powerball are 1 in 292 million. You are more likely to land big bucks.
The number continues to rise.
With no grand prize winner from Wednesday night's Powerball drawing, the jackpot is now worth $620 million, up from $310.8 million.
Ready to try your luck with Powerball? Here's everything you need to know.
Powerball winning numbers are 12/20/23
The Winning numbers from Wednesday's drawing were 27, 35, 41, 56, 60 And there was Powerball 16. There was a power play 2X.
Did anyone win the Powerball drawing on Wednesday, December 20, 2023?
No one matched all six numbers to win the Powerball jackpot.
Colorado, Kentucky and Virginia had a $2 million Match 5 plus power play winner and Kentucky and Rhode Island had a $1 million Match 5 winner.
What time is the Powerball drawing?
The next drawing is Saturday, December 23 at 10:59 PM ET.
In Delaware, tickets can be purchased until 9:45 pm ET on the day of the drawing.
Tickets can be purchased in New Jersey and Pennsylvania until 9:59 p.m
What days are the Powerball drawings available?
Powerball drawings are conducted three times a week, every Monday, Wednesday and Saturday at 10:59 PM.
How much are Powerball tickets?
Powerball costs $2 per play.
In Pennsylvania, tickets can be purchased online: www.pailottery.com/games/draw-games/.
Tickets can also be purchased online in New Jersey: njlotto.com.
To play, select five numbers from 1 to 69 for the white balls, then a number from 1 to 26 for the red Powerball.
You can choose your lucky numbers on the play slip or the lottery terminal can choose your numbers randomly.
To win, match one of the nine ways to win:
- 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.
With Power Play you have the chance to double, triple, quadruple, five and 10x your winnings for an extra $1 per play. Players can multiply non-jackpot winnings up to 10x when the jackpot is $150 million or less.
Except for the grand prize, all prizes are set in cash amounts. In California, prize amounts are pari-mutuel, meaning it is determined by sales and the number of winners.
What are the odds of winning Powerball?
The odds of winning the Powerball Grand Prize are 1 in 292,201,338. The odds of a low prize of $4 for a red Powerball are 1 in 38.32.
According to Powerball, the overall odds of winning a prize are 1 in 24.87, based on a $2 play and rounded to two decimal places.
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- $768.4 million – March 27, 2019 – WI
- $758.7 Million – August 23, 2017 – MA
- $754.6 million – February 6, 2023 – WA
- $731.1 million – January 20, 2021 – MD
- $699.8 Million – October 4, 2021 – CA
- $687.8 million – Oct. 27, 2018 – IA, NY
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