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The successful numbers for the estimated $1.3 billion Powerball jackpot – which might be the fourth-largest grand prize within the lottery’s historical past – have been drawn.
Saturday’s successful numbers are 44, 27, 52, 22, 69 and Powerball 9.
The drawing had been delayed for hours, with Powerball saying “one collaborating lottery that wants further time to finish required pre-draw procedures.”
“Powerball recreation guidelines require that each single ticket offered nationwide be checked and verified in opposition to two completely different pc techniques earlier than the successful numbers are drawn. That is performed to make sure that each ticket offered for the Powerball drawing has been accounted for and has an equal probability to win. Tonight, we’ve got one jurisdiction that wants further time to finish that pre-draw course of,” Powerball stated.
A fortunate winner within the Powerball drawing on Saturday evening can select to obtain the prize in annuitized funds or take a lump sum estimated at $608.9 million.
The jackpot grew to $1.3 billion after no tickets matched all six numbers in Wednesday evening’s drawing, making it the fourth largest jackpot within the Powerball recreation. It’s additionally the eighth largest US lottery jackpot, rating over the $1.13 billion Mega Millions jackpot that was gained in New Jersey final week.
This has been one of many recreation’s longest streaks with no jackpot winner, in response to Powerball, with the final jackpot gained three months in the past.
On New 12 months’s Day, a ticket in Michigan scored an $842.4 million jackpot. Since then, 40 consecutive drawings have taken place with no jackpot winner, in response to Powerball.
If nobody snags the grand prize on Sunday, it might tie for essentially the most consecutive drawings with no jackpot winner. Solely two different Powerball jackpot runs have beforehand reached 41 drawings earlier than there was a jackpot winner, in response to the lottery.
The most important Powerball jackpot – and the most important US lottery prize – ever gained was $2.04 billion by a ticket bought in California in November 2022, in response to the lottery. Rating second by fourth are $1.765 billion (one ticket in California, 2023); $1.586 billion (three tickets, 2016); and $1.08 billion (one ticket in California, 2023).
Successful the Powerball jackpot means a ticket matched all 5 white balls plus the purple Powerball. The chances of successful any prize in a Powerball drawing are 1 in 24.9, and the chances of successful the jackpot are 1 in 292.2 million, in response to the lottery.
Powerball tickets value $2 per play and are offered in 45 states, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico and the US Virgin Islands. Drawings are held Mondays, Wednesdays and Saturdays at 10:59 p.m. ET in Tallahassee, Florida.