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Powerball jackpot nears $1 billion after no winners: When is the next drawing?
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Date:2025-04-17 20:46:02
After there were no winners from Wednesday's drawing, the Powerball jackpot has now crested over $900 million and could be poised to climb higher in all-time jackpot rankings.
The lottery jackpot is worth an estimated $925 million, with a cash value of $432.4 million. The next drawing will be held at 10:59 p.m. ET on Saturday, Sept. 30. It is currently the fourth-largest prize in the Powerball's history.
The last Powerball jackpot reached $1.08 billion, when the winning ticket was sold in Los Angeles on July 19, making it the third-largest prize in the lottery's history.
Here's what to know about the Powerball lottery.
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When is the next Powerball drawing?
Powerball drawings are held three times a week, every Monday, Wednesday and Saturday at 10:59 p.m. ET. The next drawing is Saturday, Sept. 30.
What were the last Powerball winning numbers?
The winning numbers from the Wednesday, Sept. 27 drawing were 1, 7, 46, 47 and 63. The red Powerball was 7 and the Power Play was 3X.
While there were no jackpot winners or Match 5 + Power Play $2 million winners, there were Match 5 $1 million winners California, Kansas, Maryland and New York.
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How to play Powerball
The Powerball costs $2 per play.
To play, select five numbers from 1 to 69 for the white balls, then select one number from 1 to 26 for the red Powerball.
You can choose your lucky numbers on a play slip or let the lottery terminal randomly pick your numbers.
To win, match one of the nine ways:
- 5 white balls + 1 red Powerball = Grand prize.
- 5 white balls = $1 million.
- 4 white balls + 1 red Powerball = $50,000.
- 4 white balls = $100.
- 3 white balls + 1 red Powerball = $100.
- 3 white balls = $7.
- 2 white balls + 1 red Powerball = $7.
- 1 white ball + 1 red Powerball = $4.
- 1 red Powerball = $4.
There's a chance to have your winnings increased two, three, four, five and 10 times through the Power Play for an additional $1 per play. Players can multiply non-jackpot wins up to 10 times when the jackpot is $150 million or less.
All prizes are set cash amounts, except for the grand prize. In California, prize payout amounts are determined by the sales and the number of winners.
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What are the odds of winning the Powerball?
The odds of winning the Powerball jackpot are one in 292,201,338. The odds for the lowest prize, $4 for one red Powerball, are one in 38.32.
According to Powerball, the overall odds of winning a prize are one in 24.87, based on a $2 play and rounded to two decimal places.
What is the largest Powerball jackpot ever?
Here are the five largest Powerball jackpots ever won:
- $2.04 billion from one winning ticket in California in November 2022
- $1.586 billion from three winning tickets in California, Florida and Tennessee in January 2016
- $1.08 billion from one winning ticket in California in July 2023
- $925 million: Current lottery jackpot
- $768.4 million from one winning ticket in Wisconsin in March 2019
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