This is projected to be the second-biggest jackpot pool in Powerball history. With no winner, the pool of prize revenue is set to grow for the Sept. 18 drawing. Lottery players have observed these jackpots attain wonderful heights in 2023, but the jackpot amount for the Powerball has not reached record-breaking territory yet. Saturday’s Powerball numbers had been two, 9, 43, 55, 57, and red Powerball 18, with a multiplier of 2X.

Last month, a single ticket sold in Florida won the $1.6 billion Mega Millions jackpot—the biggest prize in that game’s history and second biggest ever in the nation. In November final year, a single Powerball ticket sold in California won $2.04 billion—the largest ever jackpot in the U.S. More than the last decade, both Powerball and Mega Millions have tweaked their formulas to worsen a player’s odds of winning, although pushing up the jackpot sizes.

Prizes up to and like $600 can be claimed from any Maryland Lottery retailer. Winning tickets up to and such as $5,000 can be redeemed from any of the lottery’s Cashing Authority Program (XCAP) places. The largest lottery prize ever climbed to $two Home page.04 billion Tuesday. The jackpot was reported as an estimated $1.9 billion on Monday, but was $2.04 billion Tuesday morning following updated calculations.

The last winning ticket in a Powerball drawing was Aug. 3, Homepage for a jackpot of almost $207 million. The winning numbers had been white balls ten, 33, 41, 47, 56 and red Powerball 10. If all 5 white, numbered balls are selected but the red Powerball is not appropriate, then the payout is $1 million, with an even higher payout if the energy play is selected. "This is the biggest Powerball prize in extra than six years," mentioned Drew Svitko, the Pennsylvania Lottery Executive Director.

Jackpot winners are given two selections for how they'd like to claim their prize after handing in their tickets, although claim parameters vary from state to state. Powerball jackpot winners must opt for involving receiving their prize in 30 annual payments or a a single-time, lump-sum money payment. Powerball players might decide on to play as numerous as ten (ten) consecutive future drawings.

The jackpot is nearly $400 million bigger than Saturday night's earlier record jackpot of some $1.6 billion and will hold increasing until somebody wins the prize. For an further $1, you can opt into "Powerplay," which multiplies non-jackpot winning prizes by a issue of 2, three, four, 5 or 10. In Florida, 1 ticket matched the five numbers, but not the Powerball number, to win a million dollars. One Power Play ticket matched all 5 numbers, but not the Powerball number, to win $two million. No winner has emerged from Saturday night's Powerball draw.