13 things more likely to happen than winning the Powerball jackpot
Hoping to win the Powerball jackpot? Here are 13 things more likely to happen than becoming an instant millionaire.
Kaitlyn Kanzler, Wochit
The Powerball jackpot is growing to $760 million, with a cash value of $382.5 million, after no winning ticket was drawn Wednesday.
Here are the winning numbers for Wednesday, Dec. 27.
Powerball winning numbers for Wednesday, December 27th, 2023
The winning numbers for Wednesday night’s drawing were 4, 11, 38, 51 and 68. The Powerball was 5. The Power Play multiplier was 3x. The jackpot was worth $707 million.
Did anyone win the Powerball last night, 12/27/23?
One ticket matched all five white balls for the $1 million prize. Another ticket matched those and the Power Play for the $2 million prize.
How many numbers in Powerball do you need to win a prize?
Technically you can win Powerball with just one number. If you hit on the Powerball number, you get a prize of $4.
If you get one ball correct, you have to also hit the Powerball to win $4. If you hit two balls and the Powerball, you win $7. You also get $7 for getting three numbers right without the Powerball. Add the Powerball onto that and you’d get $100.
You also win $100 for getting four numbers right.
Here’s where it gets fun. If you hit four numbers and the Powerball, you win $50,000. Hit all five numbers, and you win $1 million. You when the grand prize if you hit all five numbers and the Powerball.
When is the next drawing for Powerball?
Powerball drawings take place every Monday, Wednesday and Saturday at 10:59 p.m. ET.
Powerball 2023 grand prize jackpot winners
The Powerball grand prize has been paid out five times in 2023, according to powerball.com:
- $754.6 million — Feb. 6; Washington.
- $162.6 million — Mar. 4; Virginia.
- $252.6 million — April 19; Ohio (The winning ticket was sold in Summit County).
- $1.08 billion — July 19; California.
- $1.765 billion — Oct. 11; California.
Powerball winning ticket: Holder of $252.6 million ticket sold in Summit County claims prize anonymously
Results for Top 5 Powerball lottery jackpots
Here are the previous all-time top five Powerball jackpot wins, according to powerball.com:
- $2.04 billion — Nov. 7, 2022; California.
- $1.765 billion — Oct. 11, 2023; California.
- $1.586 billion — Jan. 13, 2016; California, Florida, Tennessee.
- $1.08 billion — July 19, 2023; California.
- $768.4 million — Mar. 27, 2019; Wisconsin.
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