The Powerball jackpot has seen 15 drawings come and go since the last time a grand prize winner was announced.
Could drawing No. 16 produce the game's next millionaire?
The numbers are in for the Monday, Dec. 26 lottery jackpot worth an estimated $201 million, with a cash option of $105.0million.
Mega Millionsnumbers:Results for Friday, Dec. 23, 2022
Powerball winning numbers
The winning numbers for Monday night's drawing are 17, 41, 47, 60, 61, and the Powerball is 17. The Power Play was 3X.
Did anyone win Powerball last night?
No one matched allsix numbers to win the Powerball jackpot Monday.
No tickets matched all five numbers except for the Powerball worth $1 million.
Double Play numbers are 1, 30, 52, 53, 63, and the Power Ball is 26.
Nobody matched all six numbers, and zero tickets matched all five numbers except for the Powerball worth $500,000.
You only need to match one number in Powerball to win a prize. However, that number must be the Powerball worth $4.
Matching two numbers won't win anything in Powerball unless one of the numbers is the Powerball. A ticket matching one of the five numbers and the Powerball is also worth $4.
The Powerball jackpot for Wednesday's drawing grew to an estimated $215 million with a cash option of $112.3 million, according topowerball.com.
Drawings are held three times per week at approximately 10:59 p.m. ET every Monday, Wednesday and Saturday.
Here's how to play Powerball:
Powerball's last jackpot winner
Here is the list of 2022 Powerball jackpot wins, according topowerball.com:
- $632.6 million — Jan. 5;California, Wisconsin.
- $185.3million — Feb. 14;Connecticut.
- $473.1million — April 27;Arizona.
- $366.7million — June 29;Vermont.
- $206.9million — Aug. 3;Pennsylvania.
- $2.04 billion — Nov. 7;California.
- $93 million — Nov. 19;Kansas.
Powerballnumbers:Results for Saturday, Dec. 24, 2022
Top 10 Powerballlottery jackpots
Here are the all-time top 10 Powerball jackpots, according topowerball.com:
- $2.04 billion— Nov. 7, 2022; California.
- $1.586 billion — Jan. 13, 2016;California, Florida, Tennessee.
- $768.4 million — Mar. 27, 2019;Wisconsin.
- $758.7 million — Aug. 23, 2017;Massachusetts.
- $731.1 million— Jan. 20, 2021;Maryland.
- $699.8million — Oct. 4, 2021;California.
- $687.8 million— Oct. 27, 2018;Iowa, New York.
- $632.6 million— Jan. 5, 2022;California, Wisconsin.
- $590.5 million— May 18, 2013;Florida.
- $587.5 million— Nov. 28, 2012;Arizona, Missouri.
Top 10 U.S. lottery jackpots
Here are the nation's all-time top 10 Powerball and Mega Millions jackpots, according topowerball.com:
- $2.04 billion,Powerball— Nov. 7, 2022; California.
- $1.586 billion,Powerball— Jan. 13, 2016;California, Florida, Tennessee.
- $1.537 billion,Mega Millions—Oct. 23, 2018; South Carolina.
- $1.337 billion,Mega Millions—July 29, 2022; Illinois.
- $1.05 billion,Mega Millions—Jan. 22, 2021; Michigan.
- $768.4 million,Powerball— Mar. 27, 2019;Wisconsin.
- $758.7 million,Powerball— Aug. 23, 2017;Massachusetts.
- $731.1 million,Powerball— Jan. 20, 2021;Maryland.
- $699.8million,Powerball— Oct. 4, 2021;California.
- $687.8 million,Powerball— Oct. 27, 2018;Iowa, New York.
Chris Sims is a digital producer at Midwest DOT. Follow him on Twitter:@ChrisFSims.
FAQs
The winning numbers for Monday night's drawing are 17, 41, 47, 60, 61, and the Powerball is 17. The Power Play was 3X.
Did anyone win Powerball 12-28-22? ›
Winning Powerball numbers for Wednesday, Dec. 28, 2022. No winner, jackpot grows to $246M. The Powerball jackpot continues to grow after no one claimed the top prize.
What number has come up the most for the Powerball number? ›
What are the six most common numbers drawn for the Powerball jackpot? According to USA Mega, which collects data since October 2015, the five most popular numbers are 61, 32, 21, 63, and 36. The most popular Powerball number is 18.
Did anyone win Mega Millions 12/27/22? ›
Nobody matched all six numbers to win the Mega Millions jackpot. Five tickets matched all five numbers except for the Mega Ball worth $1 million. Two tickets were sold in California while the other tickets were sold in Florida, Georgia and Mississippi.
What is the most likely number to win the Powerball? ›
According to CSGO Luck's data, since 2015, the number 61 has been drawn 90 times in Powerball, making it the luckiest number. Following 61, 32 have been drawn 89 times, and 63 have been drawn 88 times.
How many numbers do you need to win anything on Powerball? ›
How many Powerball numbers do you need to win a prize? You only need to match one number in Powerball to win a prize.
What do I win if I get two numbers on Powerball? ›
In the U.S. Powerball lottery, if you match 2 of the 5 white numbers and the Powerball number, the prize is $7 on a $2 ticket. There is a 1-in-700 chance of winning $7. View prizes and odds on the official Powerball® website.
What is the luckiest number for Powerball? ›
What are the 'luckiest' Powerball numbers?
- 61: Drawn 90 times.
- 32: Drawn 89 times.
- 63: Drawn 87 times.
- 21: Drawn 86 times.
- 36: Drawn 84 times.
- 23: Drawn 82 times.
- 69: Drawn 81 times.
- 37: Drawn 79 times.
Lottery Winning Dream
Well Stefan Mandel is one of those people, winning a whopping 14 times, but for him, luck didn't have much to do with it. That's because Mandel found a way to beat the system, a legal loophole he exploited to make millions of dollars, only to have it all backfire and crash down on him.
Did anyone win Powerball 12 23 23? ›
No one matched all six numbers to win the Powerball jackpot. Two tickets purchased in Arizona and Missouri matched all five numbers except for the Powerball worth $1 million. Another ticket sold in Nebraska matched all five numbers except for the Powerball and added the Power Play for $2 million.
$1.35 billion, Mega Millions, Jan. 13, 2023: A single ticket was purchased in Maine.
Are most Powerball winners quick picks? ›
“Around 70 to 80 percent of Powerball players use Quick Pick tickets, and the same percentage of winning entries are Quick Picks,” one report said. “This shows that regardless of whether players choose to select their own numbers or not, the odds of winning remain the same.”
How can I increase my chances of winning the Powerball? ›
To better your chances of winning any lottery, you have to buy more tickets, he said. The more tickets, the more chances of choosing the right combination of numbers.
Which state wins the most lottery? ›
New York state is home to the most Mega Millions jackpot winners, with 42 winning tickets sold in the Empire State. California follows with 36 winning tickets sold in-state. The more populated states correlate to selling more Mega Millions jackpot-winning tickets.
Did anyone win Powerball August 28? ›
The lucky numbers from the Wednesday night drawing were 5, 33, 47, 50, 64 and Powerball 20. CLEVELAND — Although nobody won the $54 million Powerball jackpot in the latest drawing on Wednesday, August 28, 2024, the Ohio Lottery says there were plenty of other prizes hit throughout the state.
Did anyone win Powerball 12 30? ›
Did anyone win the Powerball, Dec. 30th, 2023? No one matched all six numbers to win the Powerball jackpot. Five tickets matched all five numbers except for the Powerball worth $1 million.
Did anyone win tonight's Powerball? ›
Complete game information and prize claiming instructions are available at all Lottery retailers. There was no jackpot winner in California for this draw. But there are 31,485 winning tickets! Get your ticket for the next draw.
What were the Powerball winning numbers for 4 5 24? ›
The winning numbers for Saturday night's drawing were 14, 20, 23, 53, 69, and the Powerball is 4.
