No tickets matched the Powerball winning numbers Wednesday night, sending the lottery’s estimated Saturday jackpot to $200 million.
Wednesday’s winning numbers: 6, 12, 28, 35, 66
Red Powerball: 26
The Power Play option: 3X
No one matched all six numbers to win the Powerball jackpot, but 2 tickets (Arizona, North Carolina) matched all five numbers except for the Powerball worth $1 million.
There were also 7 tickets nationwide that won $50,000 prizes, 3 third prizes of $150,000 with Power Play 3X, and 1 third prize worth $32,644 (California).
The total prize money for the awards reaches over $4.76 million.
These are the prize payouts for all states that play Powerball combined, along with the prize values for each prize tier, with and without the “Power Play” on Wed, Jan 1, 2025:
| Match | Winners | Prize | Power Play Winners | Power Play Prize |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| O O O O O | O | 0 | 178,000,000 USD | X | X |
| O O O O O | 2 | 1,000,000 USD | 0 | 2,000,000 USD |
| O O O O | O | 8 | 50,000 USD | 3 | 150,000 USD |
| O O O O | 225 | 100 USD | 89 | 300 USD |
| O O O | O | 611 | 100 USD | 185 | 300 USD |
| O O O | 15,859 | 7 USD | 5,237 | 21 USD |
| O O | O | 12,336 | 7 USD | 3,951 | 21 USD |
| O | O | 91,279 | 4 USD | 29,780 | 12 USD |
| | O | 210,439 | 4 USD | 68,375 | 12 USD |
Powerball is held in 45 states, the District of Columbia, the U.S. Virgin Islands and Puerto Rico.
For people living outside the US, they can play to win via Lottery Messenger Services like TheLotter. A $5 ticket gives you a one in 292.2 million chance at joining the hall of Powerball jackpot champions.
The drawings are held at 10:59 p.m. Eastern, Mondays and Wednesdays and Saturdays. The deadline to purchase tickets is 9:45 p.m.
The next Powerball drawing will be on Saturday, January 4, 2025. The jackpot jumps to $200 million. Would you like to try your luck?
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