The recent Powerball jackpot of $1.77 billion finally found a winner as a lucky ticket sold in California had all the numbers drawn, making it the second largest prize ever won in this lottery and the fourth time the grand prize reached ten digits.
What are the winning numbers for Saturday, 25 November?
The winning numbers for the Saturday, 25 November 2023 draw are 27-33-63-66-68 and 9 Power Ball. The Power Play is 2x.
What are the winning numbers for Wednesday, 22 November?
The winning numbers for the Wednesday, 22 November 2023 draw were 20-24-33-39-42 and 21 Power Ball. The Power Play is 2x.
How to play Powerball
Powerball costs $2 per ticket, and is available in every US state except Alabama, Alaska, Hawaii, Nevada, and Utah. You can also take part in the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, and the Virgin Islands.
To play, you must choose five numbers between 1 and 69, and an additional ‘Powerball’ number between 1 and 26. To secure the jackpot, all six of your selected numbers must match those that are drawn. The top prize grows after each draw until it is won.
Jackpot winners can choose to receive their money in 30 installments over 29 years (the annuity option), or as a lump sum (the cash option). If you opt to be paid upfront, you get a lower amount, which is approximately half of the original jackpot. Winnings are pre-tax amounts.
Smaller prizes are also available if you correctly guess some, but not all, of the winning numbers.
**All Powerball prizes (odds in brackets)**
– Five numbers + Powerball: **Jackpot** (1 in 292,201,338)
– Five numbers: **$1 million** (1 in 11,688,053.52)
– Four numbers + Powerball: **$50,000** (1 in 913,129.18)
– Four numbers: **$100** (1 in 36,525.17)
– Three numbers + Powerball: **$100** (1 in 14,494.11)
– Three numbers: **$7** (1 in 579.76)
– Two numbers + Powerball: **$7** (1 in 701.33)
– One number + Powerball **$4** (1 in 91.98)
– Powerball: **$4** (1 in 38.32)
When are Powerball draws?
There are three Powerball draws a week, held at 10:59 p.m. ET / 7:59 p.m. PT on Mondays, Wednesdays, and Saturdays.
Power Play and Double Play
If players pay $1 extra for Power Play, their winnings will be multiplied by two, three, four, five, or ten, depending on the multiplier number picked out of the hat before the draw takes place. Power Play isn’t applied to the jackpot, and the multiplier is never higher than two if you win the $1 million second prize.
For an additional $1, players in certain areas of the US can also be entered into a second draw, known as Double Play, with a maximum jackpot of $10 million.