There are two lucky winners from Wednesday evening’s drawing of the Powerball jackpot. The numbers drawn were: 06-14-25-33-46, Powerball: 17, Power Play: 2
Powerball officials said the jackpot climbed to an estimated $630 million by Wednesday night.
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The winning tickets were sold in California and Wisconsin, according to NBC News.
The winners have a cash option of splitting $450 million. The jackpot was one of the largest in the history of the Powerball game, but it didn’t rank among the Top 10 largest in U.S. lottery history.
In the drawing, there were also 14 other tickets that won several million dollars.
The last jackpot was won on Oct. 4 when a single ticket won a $699.8 million grand prize. Since then, there have been 40 drawings in a row without a jackpot winner, lottery officials said.
The odds of winning the Powerball Jackpot are about 1 in 292.2 million. The largest lottery jackpot ever was a $1.586 billion Powerball prize won in January 2016. The prize was split three ways with winners in California, Florida and Tennessee.
Powerball tickets are $2 per play and are are sold in 45 states, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands. Powerball drawings are broadcast live every Monday, Wednesday and Saturday at 10:59 p.m. ET from the Florida Lottery draw studio in Tallahassee. Powerball drawings are also streamed live online at Powerball.com.
Top 10 Powerball Jackpots
1. $1.586 Billion – Jan. 13, 2016 – CA, FL, TN
2. $768.4 Million – March 27, 2019 – WI
3. $758.7 Million – Aug. 23, 2017 – MA
4. $731.1 Million – Jan. 20, 2021 – MD
5. $699.8 Million – Oct. 4, 2021 – CA
6. $687.8 Million – Oct. 27, 2018 – IA, NY
7. $590.5 Million – May 18, 2013 – FL
8. $587.5 Million – Nov. 28, 2012 – AZ, MO
9. $564.1 Million – Feb. 11, 2015 – NC, PR, TX
10. $559.7 Million – Jan. 6, 2018 – NH