You can attempt other fancy strategies with varying degrees of results, but eventually, any lottery is a game of statistics. After the July 28 Mega Millions drawing rolled more than, the new jackpot − which is Tuesday, Aug. 1 − was $1.05 billion much less than two hours just after the drawing. It at some point grew to $1.58 billion, and a ticket purchased in Neptune Beach, Florida, matched all five numbers plus the Mega Ball. On Sept. 25, a winner came forward, but the identity was not revealed, for now. For Powerball, it also took significantly less than 3 months of rollovers for the jackpot to attain $1 billion, the third time in the game's history. Under is a snapshot of recent drawings and how a great deal the Mega Millions jackpot has climbed (in so short a time).

In spite of there being no jackpot winner, additional than ten.9 million tickets won money prizes totaling $102.2 million in the latest drawing on Saturday night. The general odds of winning a prize are 1 in 24.9, Powerball stated. The April 19 drawing was the final time the Powerball was won, with an Ohio ticket taking a grand prize worth $252.six million. The following 34 drawings didn’t have any winners, the lottery mentioned powerball jackpot. The Monday drawing created additional than 905-thousand winning tickets across the country, including a ticket in Massachusetts that matched all five white balls to win a $1 million prize. Other massive wins from Monday evening incorporate 17 tickets that won $50,000 prizes and three tickets that won $150,000 prizes.

Meanwhile, Powerball jackpot the Mega Millions is even larger at $735 million with a money option of $356.7 million - creating it the 14th biggest U.S. lottery jackpot ever and the sixth biggest Mega Millions. The Top five Mega Millions jackpots are all over $1 billion. In Friday's drawing, tickets sold in Georgia and Texas won $1 million for matched the five white balls. Pennsylvania has seen the most Powerball jackpot tickets at 18 with its most recent getting an August three, 2022, prize worth an estimated $206.8 million. And for the reason that there were no grand prize winners, the drawing for Wednesday, Nov. two, will climb to $1.two billion, according to Powerball, the second-largest prize in its history. The winner has 180 days from the draw date to claim the prize.

The winning numbers for Saturday night's drawing had been 10, 11, 26, 27, 34, 7. There had been no winners in Saturday's drawing, according to the Arizona Lottery. The winning numbers in Monday night's drawing had been 1, 24, 27, 31 and 62. The Powerball jackpot for the next drawing on Wednesday has climbed to $500 million after there was no winner in Monday's drawing.

Powerball is played in 45 states as nicely as Washington, D.C., the U.S. Now that there has finally been a winner, the top rated prize for Wednesday's drawing will be back down to just $20 million. If the winner selects a lump sum money payout, the value is $997.6 million. To take house the $two billion sum, the winner would need to select annuity payouts over 29 years, according to Reuters. The drawing for Monday night's record Powerball jackpot was delayed numerous hours simply because a single of the participating lotteries necessary additional time to full safety protocols. One very fortunate person won Monday's record-setting Powerball jackpot — worth $two.04 billion.

If you win a prize in excess of $600, Powerball jackpot you will will need to go to one of the Missouri Lottery’s offices or submit a claim by mail. You will need to have to fill out a claim form for any prize above $600, supplying your winning ticket and photo identification. Valid forms of ID involve a driver’s license and a government-issued photo identification card.

Mega Millions followed two years later, lengthening the odds of winning the top prize from 1 in 258.9 million to 1 in 302.6 million. The largest lottery jackpots in the U.S. have come since these changes have been made. According to the Wisconsin Lottery, players have a 1 in 302.six million likelihood to match all six numbers. Here are the numbers for the Friday, Sept. 1, lottery jackpot worth $85 million with a cash option of $41.three million. A total of 13 tickets matched all five numbers except for the Mega Ball worth $1 million.

Wednesday night became the win of a lifetime in Southern California as the Powerball jackpot of $1.73 billion was sold in Kern County. The winning numbers drawn Saturday night had been 47, 54, 57, 60, 65, and red Powerball 19. The Power Play multiplier does not apply to prizes win in the Double Play drawing.

In addition to no jackpot winners from Monday's drawing, there have been also no Match five + Energy Play $2 million winners or Match five $1 million winners reported. A ticket purchased in California and a ticket sold in Washington matched all 5 numbers except for the Powerball worth $1 million. The winning numbers for Saturday night's drawing have been 5, 25, 26, 40 and 60. Winners almost constantly take the money alternative, which for Monday would have been $272.two million. The prize is now the fourth Powerball jackpot to topple the half-a-billion dollar mark this year.