Winning numbers announced for estimated $1.4 billion Powerball jackpot

The winning numbers for Wednesday's drafting successful the estimated $1.4 cardinal Powerball jackpot — the game's fourth-largest prize ever — person been announced. They are 3, 16, 29, 61 and 69, with a Powerball of 22.

The jackpot has an estimated currency worth of $634.3 cardinal earlier taxes, Powerball said. 

It was not instantly known if determination were immoderate winners. 

A azygous jackpot victor would person the prime of taking a lump sum outgo estimated astatine $634.3 million, earlier taxes, oregon opting for a payout via an annuity, which would dwell of 1 contiguous outgo followed by 29 yearly payments that summation by 5% each year, besides earlier taxes. 

There were nary winning tickets sold for Monday night's $1.2 cardinal expansive prize. There person been six jackpots of much than $1 cardinal successful Powerball's 33-year history.

Jackpots emergence arsenic much tickets are sold erstwhile drawings approach. Wednesday's jackpot, which is besides the sixth-largest successful lottery history, surpasses a $1.326 cardinal jackpot that was won successful Oregon successful April 2024.

"Tonight could beryllium the nighttime this billion-dollar Powerball jackpot is won!" Matt Strawn, Powerball Product Group seat and Iowa Lottery CEO, said successful a connection Wednesday. "Players are excited to instrumentality different changeable astatine this increasing jackpot, but we promote everyone to play responsibly. It lone takes 1 $2 summons to triumph — each portion supporting bully causes successful your community."  

No 1 has won Powerball's expansive prize since May 31, erstwhile a azygous summons in California claimed a $204.5 cardinal jackpot with a currency worth of $91.6 million. So acold this year, the jackpot has been deed 4 times.

The odds of winning the apical prize are 1 successful 292.2 million, according to Powerball. Drawings instrumentality spot each Monday, Wednesday and Saturday astatine 11 p.m. ET.

In 2022, a azygous summons sold successful Altadena, California, claimed a $2.04 cardinal jackpot, the largest successful some Powerball and lottery history. The archetypal Powerball drafting was successful 1992.

Powerball tickets are sold successful 45 states, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands.

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