The Powerball jackpot for Saturday’s drawing has increased to an estimated $1.4 billion. This is the game’s third highest jackpot ever.
No one matched all six winning numbers in Wednesday’s, Oct. 4, drawing. The winning numbers drawn were: five white balls 9, 35, 54, 63, 64 and red Powerball 1. The Power Play multiplier was 2X.
The last jackpot ticket was sold in California and won $1.08 billion on July 19. No one has won the jackpot since then, Saturday’s drawing is the 34th in this run.
If a player wins the jackpot on Saturday night, they will have the choice between an annuitized prize worth an estimated $1.4 billion or a lump sum payment estimated at $643.7 million. Both prize options are before taxes. If the winner selects the annuity option, they will receive one immediate payment followed by 29 annual payments that increase by 5% each year.
Interested in playing Powerball? Here are a few things to know about the game. The cost of a ticket is $2. For an additional $1, a player may purchase the Power Play option which multiplies the jackpot. The overall odds of winning a prize are 1 in 24.9. Prizes range from $4 to the jackpot. The odds of winning the jackpot are 1 in 292.2 million. The jackpot continues to grow for the next Powerball drawing until it is won.
Watch the drawings broadcast live every Monday, Wednesday and Saturday and streamed online at Powerball.com. The next drawing takes place Saturday at 10:59 p.m. ET.
On Jan. 20, 2021 a ticket purchased at Coney Market in Allegany County in Western Maryland won the Powerball jackpot for $731.1 million. Maryland winners may choose to remain anonymous.
