Powerball jackpot jumps to $760 million after no ticket matches winning numbers

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The jackpot has increased from an initial estimate of $700 million to $760 million as no one matched all the numbers in Wednesday night’s drawing.

Wednesday’s drawing, which had winning numbers 4, 11, 38, 51, 68, and red Powerball 5, with a power play of 3, was one of the two remaining drawings for the year. With no jackpot winner, the Powerball prize will roll over to Saturday’s drawing

 

In 2023, the grand prize jackpot has been won five times, as reported by powerball.com:

  1. $754.6 million — Feb. 6; Washington: The grand prize was awarded on February 6th in the amount of $754.6 million, and the winning ticket was from Washington.
  2. $162.6 million — Mar. 4; Virginia: On March 4th, the grand prize of $162.6 million was won in Virginia.
  3. $252.6 million — April 19; Ohio (The winning ticket was sold in Summit County): The jackpot of $252.6 million was claimed on April 19th, and the winning ticket was sold in Summit County, Ohio.
  4. $1.08 billion — July 19; California: A massive grand prize of $1.08 billion was won on July 19th, and the winning ticket was from California.
  5. $1.765 billion — Oct. 11; California: The largest grand prize of the year, totaling $1.765 billion, was awarded on October 11th, and again, the winning ticket was sold in California.

These jackpot wins highlight the significant amounts and the widespread distribution of winning tickets across different states.

The top five jackpot wins, according to powerball.com, include:

  1. $2.04 billion — Nov. 7, 2022; California: The highest jackpot win occurred on November 7, 2022, in California, with a staggering amount of $2.04 billion.
  2. $1.765 billion — Oct. 11, 2023; California: The second-largest jackpot win occurred on October 11, 2023, in California, with a total of $1.765 billion.
  3. $1.586 billion — Jan. 13, 2016; California, Florida, Tennessee: On January 13, 2016, three winning tickets from California, Florida, and Tennessee shared the jackpot, making it a historic $1.586 billion win.
  4. $1.08 billion — July 19, 2023; California: The jackpot reached $1.08 billion on July 19, 2023, and the winning ticket was sold in California.
  5. $768.4 million — Mar. 27, 2019; Wisconsin: On March 27, 2019, a jackpot of $768.4 million was won in Wisconsin, marking one of the top five wins.

These massive jackpot amounts showcase the allure and excitement of Powerball as players have the chance to win life-changing sums of money.

 

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