Powerball numbers Aug. 5: Did anyone win $174M jackpot? NC Lottery Aug. 5
The Powerball lottery jackpot continued to rise as no one guessed the winning numbers this Monday, Aug. 5.
Grab your tickets and check your numbers below to see if you're the game's newest millionaire.
The Wednesday, Aug. 7, Powerball jackpot is worth an estimated $185 million, or a cash value of $92.1 million. Watch the drawing at 10:59 p.m.
Powerball numbers 8/6/24
The winning numbers for Monday night's drawing were 29-42-44-51-54, with a Powerball number of 12. The Power Play multiplier was x2.
Did anyone win Powerball 8/6/24? August 5 Powerball jackpot
No one matched all six numbers to win the Powerball jackpot of $174 million or a cash value of $86.3 million.
How many Powerball numbers do you need to win a prize?
You only need to guess one number correctly to win a prize - but that number must be the Powerball number, worth a $4 prize. Visit powerball.com for the entire prize chart.
What is the Powerball payout on matching 2 lottery numbers?
Matching two numbers won't win anything in Powerball unless one of the numbers is the Powerball. A ticket matching one of the five numbers and the Powerball is also worth $4. Visit powerball.com for the entire prize chart.
When is the next Powerball drawing?
The jackpot for the Wednesday, Aug. 7, Powerball drawing is worth an estimated $185 million, or a cash value of $92.1 million according to powerball.com.
Drawings are held three times per week at approximately 10:59 p.m. ET every Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday. Your last chance to purchase a ticket before any drawing is at 9:59 p.m. or 9:57 p.m. if you buy tickets online.
How much is a Powerball lottery ticket?
You can purchase a Powerball ticket for $2, and you can add a $1 Power Play for a chance to multiply all your winnings by up to 10x (unless you hit the jackpot).
Mega Millions winning numbers
The Mega Millions continued to rise after nobody matched all six numbers from Friday night's drawing.
The current Mega Millions jackpot is worth an estimated $374 million, or a cash payout option of $185.9 million. The next Mega Millions drawing is tonight, Tuesday, Aug. 6, at 11 p.m.
The Friday winning numbers were 6-7-24-44-54, with a Megaball number of 13. The Megaplier was x4.
Other August 5 NC Lottery results
The Aug. 5 Cash 5 winning numbers were 5-6-7-9-23. One lucky winner in Moore county guessed all five numbers, taking home an unusually high jackpot of about $1.1 million and resetting the jackpot to $100,000.
The Aug. 5 Lucky for Life winning numbers were 20-26-28-33-44, with a Lucky Ball number of 9. Nobody matched all five to win $1,000 a day for life (with Lucky Ball) or $25,000 a year for life.
NC Lottery Pick 3 and Pick 4 numbers for August 5
Pick 4
Aug. 5 Daytime: 4-1-8-4, with a Fireball number of 0.
Aug. 5 Evening: 3-8-4-3, with a Fireball number of 8. See the Pick 4 webpage for details.
Pick 3
Aug. 5 Daytime: 1-9-9, with a Fireball number of 1.
Aug. 5 Evening: 8-1-2, with a Fireball number of 4. See the Pick 3 webpage for details.
Iris Seaton is the trending news reporter for the Asheville Citizen Times, part of the USA TODAY Network. Reach her at iseaton@citizentimes.com.
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