Powerball jackpot is $700M: What you need to know
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The Powerball lottery grew to $699.8 million before being claimed by a single ticket sold in California Monday night by matching all six numbers: 12, 22, 54, 66, 69, Powerball 25.
The cash option will be $496 million.
The largest Powerball jackpot ever cashed in at $1.586 billion. Three winners claimed a stake in what still stands as the nation's largest lottery jackpot, with winning tickets sold in three states (California, Florida and Tennessee) on Jan. 13, 2016.
Here's what you need to know about the Powerball:
Powerball numbers and results
One winning ticket sold in Morro Bay, Calif., matched all six numbers for the Monday, Oct. 4, drawing. The numbers were 12, 22, 54, 66, 69 and the Powerball was 25. The Power Play was 2.
Powerball Double Play numbers
The Double Play numbers for Monday, Oct. 4, were 4, 13, 18, 61, 63 and the Powerball is 17.
When are Powerball draw days?
Powerball draws occur three times a week, on every Monday, Wednesday and Saturday.
What time is the Powerball drawing?
Videos of the latest Powerball drawing can be found at www.powerball.com/watch-drawing at 10:59 p.m. EDT. Here's where Powerball drawings are televised in Indiana:
- Evansville – WTVW7; every Monday, Wednesday and Saturday at 9:59 p.m. CDT.
- Fort Wayne – WANE15, 10:59 p.m. EDT.
- Merrillville – Lakeshore Public Television, 10:28 p.m. CDT.
- Indianapolis – FOX59; every Monday, Wednesday and Saturday at 10:59 p.m. EDT.
- South Bend – WNDU16, every Monday and Wednesday between 11:09-11:13 p.m. EDT, and every Saturday between 11:20-11:28 p.m. EDT.
- Terre Haute – WTWO2; every Monday, Wednesday and Saturday at 10:59 p.m. EDT.
How much a Powerball ticket costs
Powerball tickets are $2 apiece. Tack on the Power Play for $1 and your non-jackpot winnings could be multiplied up to five times. Players can multiply non-jackpot wins up to 10 times when the jackpot is $150 million or less.
What is Powerball's Double Play?
For an extra $1, you can enter your numbers into a second drawing held after the main jackpot draw. Participants can win prizes ranging from $7 to $10 million.
Odds of winning Powerball
Approximately 1 in every 24.87 Powerball tickets sold are winners. The likelihood of winning the jackpot is 1 in 292,201,338.
How to play Powerball
The Hoosier Lottery also offers an instructional video on how to play Powerball:
What is the deadline for buying Powerball tickets?
Powerball can be played in 45 states, Washington D.C., Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands. The cutoff time to buy a Powerball ticket varies for each jurisdiction. Check with you local lottery office for details. In Indiana, tickets must be purchased by 9:58 p.m. EDT.
Can Powerball tickets be purchased online over the internet?
Yes, but the opportunity once again depends on each jurisdiction. Check with your local lottery office for more details.
