Saturday's Powerball jackpot was more than half a billion dollars.
The numbers in the draw were 22, 23, 37, 62 and 63. The Powerball was 19 and the Power Play was 3X.
But once again, there was no winner of the $523 million jackpot, meaning the top prize will rise even higher for the next drawing. The jackpot on Tuesday, September 28 will be $545 million, with a cash value of $392.1 million.
Although no-one has claimed the jackpot in Saturday's drawing, there were some big winners.
Three players, from Connecticut, New Jersey and Pennsylvania, matched all five white balls to win $1 million each. A player from Illinois did the same but tripled their prize money to $3 million thanks to the Power Play.
A further 27 players matched four white balls and the Powerball to win $50,000 prizes, with six tripling their winnings to $150,000 with the Power Play.
The last time a player won the Powerball jackpot was in June, when a player from Florida won a prize worth $268 million. Before that, the jackpot hadn't been claimed since March 27 when another player from Florida scooped a $238 million prize.
Top 10 Biggest Powerball Wins
- $1.586 billion won on January 13, 2016, by three players in California, Florida, and Tennessee.
- $768.4 million won on March 27, 2019, by one player in Wisconsin
- $758.7 million won on August 23, 2017, by one player in Massachusetts
- $730 million won on January 20, 2021, by one player in Maryland
- $687.8 million won on October 27, 2018, by two players in Iowa and New York
- $590.5 million won on May 18, 2013, by one player in Florida
- $587.5 million won on November 28, 2012, by two players in Arizona and Missouri
- $564.1 million won on February 11, 2015, by three players in North Carolina, Puerto Rico and Texas
- $559.7 million won on January 6, 2018, by one player in New Hampshire
- $487 million won on July 30, 2016, by one player in New Hampshire
How to play Powerball
Each ticket costs $2 per play, with players selecting five numbers from 1 to 69, in addition to one red Powerball number from 1 to 26. In certain circumstances, players can also multiply non-jackpot prizes by using the Power Play option for an additional $1.
Drawings usually take place twice a week on a Tuesday and Saturday, at 10:59 p.m. ET. Each draw is broadcast live from the lottery studio located in Tallahassee, Florida.
Jackpot winners can choose to take their prize as an annuity, or for significantly less, a lump-sum payment. The annuity option gives you 30 annual payments over 29 years, with each payment increasing five percent until the final payment.
If you do win a Powerball jackpot, call lottery officials at 1-800-222-0996.
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