(NEXSTAR) – Powerball jackpot could roll over again after there were no matching tickets to win numbers drawn on wednesdayahead of Saturday night's drawing, the grand prize prize was estimated at $1.3 billion.
The current jackpot has been increasing since New Year's Day. At its current estimated size, the Powerball jackpot ranks as the fourth-largest in the game's history.This increase also exceeded the jackpot. $1.13 billion Mega Millions jackpot won on New Jersey flight ticket Last month, it became the eighth largest in U.S. history.
Below are the 10 biggest jackpots in the country based on the following data: powerball and mega millionsand when and where you won:
- $2.04 billion (Powerball): November 7, 2022.California
- $1.765 billion (Powerball): October 11, 2023.California
- $1.602 billion (Mega Millions): August 8, 2023.florida
- $1.586 billion (Powerball): January 13, 2016.California, Florida, Tennessee
- $1.537 billion (Mega Millions): October 23, 2018.south carolina
- $1.348 billion (Mega Millions): January 13, 2023.maine
- $1.337 billion (Mega Millions): July 29, 2022.illinois
- $1.3 billion (current estimated Powerball)
- $1.128 billion (Mega Millions): March 26, 2024.new jersey
- $1.08 billion (Powerball): July 19, 2023.California
If you're ready to try your luck at the $1.3 billion Powerball jackpot, we recommend getting your tickets now.
Powerball drawings are held every Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday at 10:59 PM ET. That means the next draw is set for his Saturday, April 6th. However, depending on your location, you may only have a few hours left to get your hands on Powerball. ticket.
Twelve states suspend sales one hour before the drawing. arkansas, iowa, Kansas, maryland, missouri, new jersey, north carolina, oklahoma, pennsylvania, south carolina, west virginiaand wyoming. Similarly, Powerball sales will end at 10pm ET in the following states: California, connecticut, florida, georgia, illinois, louisianaKentucky; minnesota, montana, nebraska, new mexico, new york, Ohio, Oregon, south dakota, tennessee, texasand wisconsin.
The four states will go into a lottery break (the time when tickets for the next drawing are no longer available for sale) at 9:50 PM ET. maine, Massachusetts, rhode islandand vermont state. In other states — Delaware, michigan, Washingtonand the District of Columbia — Ends 5 minutes early at 9:45 PM ET.
Here's when other states will suspend night ticket sales for the Powerball drawing.
- arizona: 6:59 p.m. local time until the end of daylight savings time, then 7:59 p.m. local time.
- colorado: 7:30pm local time
- idaho: 1 hour and 5 minutes before the lottery
- Indiana: 9:58 p.m. local time
- new hampshire: Online at 9:48 p.m. local time, in stores at 9:50 p.m.
- north dakota: 8:58 p.m. local time
Some states, like New Hampshire, may have different closing times for tickets purchased online. We recommend checking your local lottery before purchasing last-minute tickets.
Powerball is played in 45 states, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, and the U.S. Virgin Islands. The odds of winning the jackpot are 1 in 292.2 million.
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