Winners have one year from the date of the winning draw to claim their prize. Retailers that sell winning Powerball tickets receive a bonus of 1 percent of the prize amount.ġ0 biggest Powerball, Mega Millions jackpots won in US lottery history: LIST The odds of winning the top Powerball prize are 1 in 292,201,338. Winners nearly always pick the cash option, which for Wednesday night's drawing would be an estimated $551 million. Wednesday's winning numbers for Jwere 68, 17, 24, 62, 48, with a Powerball of 23. You still want to check your ticket, though. The new $1.2 billion jackpot is for a sole winner who chooses to receive the winnings through an annuity, paid annually over 30 years. Nobody has won the jackpot since mid-April, 33 drawings ago. RELATED: What to consider if you win the lottery The jackpot has grown so large because there have been more than 30 consecutive drawings without a big winner, dating back to July 19. The jackpot for the next drawing Wednesday night will be among the largest lottery prizes of all time, behind earlier prizes in the Powerball and Mega Millions games.
DES MOINES, Iowa - The Powerball jackpot has climbed to an estimated $1.2 billion after no big winners emerged in Monday night's drawing.
