What are the Powerball numbers for Wednesday, April 17? Jackpot at $78 million

Do you have your tickets? Wednesday's Powerball lottery jackpot drawing stands at an estimated $78 million with a cash option of $36.5 million.

Latest Powerball winning numbers

Wednesday's winning Powerball numbers will be drawn at around 11 p.m. ET.

Monday's winning Powerball numbers were 7-16-41-56-61 and the Powerball was 23. The Power Play was 3X.

Did anyone win the last Powerball drawing?

There were no winners in Monday's Powerball.

How many Powerball numbers are needed to win a prize?

The possible winning tickets and their cash prizes are as follows:

  • Powerball only — $4

  • Match 1 white number + Powerball — $4

  • Match 2 white numbers + Powerball — $7

  • Match 3 white numbers only — $7

  • Match 3 white numbers + Powerball — $100

  • Match 4 white numbers only — $100

  • Match 4 out of 5 white numbers + Powerball — $50,000

  • Match all 5 white numbers only — $1 million

When are the Powerball drawings?

Drawings are every Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday at 10:59 p.m. ET.

Recent Powerball jackpot winners

Here is the list of recent Powerball jackpot wins, per powerball.com:

  • $1.326 billion — April 7, 2024; Oregon

  • $1.765 billion — Oct. 11, 2023; California

  • $1 billion — July 19, 2023; California

  • $252.6 million — April 19, 2023; Ohio

  • $162.6 million — March 4, 2023; Virginia

  • $754.6 million — Feb. 6, 2023; Washington

  • $2.04 billion — Nov. 7, 2022; California

  • $93 million — Nov. 19, 2022; Kansas

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This article originally appeared on Louisville Courier Journal: Powerball numbers for 4-17-24; jackpot at $78 million

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