Did anyone win Powerball? Winning numbers for Saturday, March 16, 2024
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After no grand prize winner from Monday's drawing, the Powerball jackpot for Wednesday now sits at $600 million with a cash value of $285.9 million.
Meanwhile, the Mega Millions drawing for Tuesday is up to $875 million with a cash value of $413.5 million after there was no grand prize winner from Friday's drawing.
Ready to try your luck with Powerball? Here's everything you need to know.
Powerball winning numbers 3/13/24
The winning numbers from Wednesday's drawing were 21-29-54-59-62 and the Powerball was 4. The Power Play was 2X.
Did anyone win Powerball drawing, Wednesday, March 13, 2024?
There was no grand prize winner, but there was a Match 5 plus Power Play winner worth $2 million in Georgia and a Match 5 winner worth $1 million in New York and Texas.
When is the next Powerball drawing?
The next drawing will be Saturday, March 16, at 10:59 p.m. ET.
In Delaware, tickets may be purchased until 9:45 p.m. ET on the day of the drawing.
In New Jersey and Pennsylvania, you can purchase tickets until 9:59 p.m.
What days are the Powerball drawings? What time does Powerball go off?
Powerball drawings are held three times a week, every Monday, Wednesday and Saturday at 10:59 p.m. ET.
How much are Powerball tickets?
The Powerball costs $2 per play.
In Pennsylvania, you can buy tickets online: www.pailottery.com/games/draw-games/.
Tickets can be bought online as well in New Jersey: njlotto.com.
To play, select five numbers from 1 to 69 for the white balls, then select one number from 1 to 26 for the red Powerball.
You can choose your lucky numbers on a play slip or let the lottery terminal randomly pick your numbers.
To win, match one of the nine ways to win:
- 5 white balls + 1 red Powerball = Grand prize.
- 5 white balls = $1 million.
- 4 white balls + 1 red Powerball = $50,000.
- 4 white balls = $100.
- 3 white balls + 1 red Powerball = $100.
- 3 white balls = $7.
- 2 white balls + 1 red Powerball = $7.
- 1 white ball + 1 red Powerball = $4.
- 1 red Powerball = $4.
There's a chance to have your winnings increased two, three, four, five and 10 times through the Power Play for an additional $1 per play. Players can multiply non-jackpot wins up to 10 times when the jackpot is $150 million or less.
All prizes are set cash amounts, except for the grand prize. In California, prize payout amounts are pari-mutuel, meaning it's determined by the sales and the number of winners.
What are the odds of winning the Powerball?
The odds of winning the Powerball grand prize are 1 in 292,201,338. The odds for the lowest prize, $4 for one red Powerball, are 1 in 38.32.
According to Powerball, the overall odds of winning a prize are 1 in 24.87, based on a $2 play and rounded to two decimal places.
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