The Powerball jackpot for 2/1/21 is $ 384 million. Saturday night’s draw will be right after 11 pm
This page can be checked and updated to see if you keep the winning numbers. Tonight’s Powerball jackpot, 01/02/21, is estimated at $ 384 million, with a cash option of $ 295.4 million. The jackpot could increase if sales increase the lottery’s projections, according to officials.
The winning numbers on Wednesday (12/30/20) for the $ 363 million Powerball jackpot were: 03-43-45-61-65 with a Powerball of 14. Power Play was 2x.
There was no grand prize winner on Wednesday, nor was a ticket sold corresponding to all five white balls sold, and only losing the red Powerball, for the second prize in the $ 1 million game.
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The last Powerball winning ticket was sold on August 12, 2020 for a $ 169 million jackpot. This ticket was sold in Florida.
Normally, the game would restart to a minimum of $ 40 million, but the COVID-19 pandemic forced Powerball employees to cut the minimum jackpot in half, which started with the 4/11/20 jackpot.
The previous winning ticket was sold on June 10, 2020. The previous winning ticket was purchased in New Jersey by the 08/04/20 jackpot worth $ 190 million. The previous grand prize was $ 70 million in the 2/2/20 draw with a ticket purchased in Michigan. The grand prize winner before that was on 1/29/20. This ticket was sold at a 7-Eleven store in Bonita Springs, Florida, for the grand prize of $ 394 million, which had a cash option of $ 274.6 million.
The chances of hitting the grand prize jackpot are 1 on 292,201,338, regardless of the size of the jackpot – according to the Powerball website.
Powerball is a multi-state lottery played every Wednesday and Saturday, and one of America’s two biggest lottery games. Powerball jackpots start at $ 20 million and other prizes range from $ 1 million to $ 2 million with a Power Play. Tickets cost $ 2. You can check tonight’s numbers, or any previous winning numbers, on the official Powerball website.
The other multi-state lottery is Mega Millions, which is played on Tuesdays and Fridays. Like Powerball, the jackpot is reset at $ 20 million after a jackpot is won, and a number line costs $ 2, with a $ 1 option to multiply your winnings with a Megaplier. Here is the Mega Millions website for more information or to check any potential previous numbers.
There are nine ways to earn money during Powerball. Just getting the strength ball without other numbers pays $ 4, and even more so if the strength game is bought for an extra dollar. The same payout goes for one ball plus the strong ball, and $ 7 is the payout for two correct numbers with the strong ball, or three correct numbers and no strong ball.
If all five white numbered balls are chosen, but the red powerball is not correct, the payout will be $ 1 million, with an even higher payout if the powerplay is chosen.
On Saturday night we will post the Powerball raffle payments on 1/2/21 and say if there was a winner and where that winner came from, if any.
Here are the biggest Powerball jackpot prizes of all time
1. $ 1.586 billion (1/13/2016)
Winning tickets sold in California, Florida and Tennessee
2. $ 768.4 million (03/27/2019)
Single ticket sold in Wisconsin
3. $ 758.7 million (8/23/2017)
Single ticket sold in Massachusetts
4. $ 687.8 million (10/27/2018)
Two winning tickets were drawn, one sold in Iowa and one sold in New York
5. $ 590.5 million (5/18/2013)
Single ticket sold in Florida
6. $ 587.5 million (11/28/2012)
Two winning tickets were drawn, one sold in Missouri and the other sold in Arizona
7. $ 564.1 million (02/11/2015)
Winning tickets sold in Texas, North Carolina and Puerto Rico