Who won the $1.3 billion Powerball jackpot? Hold on to your tickets as drawing delayed
If you're like Travie McCoy and Bruno Mars and want to "be a billionaire so freakin' bad," then now's your chance.
The Powerball grand prize rose to a whopping $1.3 billion after no one won Wednesday's drawing. The prize now ranks as the fourth-largest Powerball jackpot in U.S. history, according to powerball.com.
The cash value sits at $608.9 million.
If no one wins Saturday's drawing, the next will be held on Monday, April 8 − the day of the 2024 solar eclipse.
Here's what we know Saturday:
Powerball drawing delayed on Saturday, April 6
The Powerball drawing has been delayed, according to Powerball.com.
"Powerball game rules require that every single ticket sold nationwide be checked and verified against two different computer systems before the winning numbers are drawn. This is done to ensure that every ticket sold for the Powerball drawing has been accounted for and has an equal chance to win," the website said.
"Tonight, we have one jurisdiction that needs extra time to complete that pre-draw process."
Officials ask that players hold on to tickets for Saturday's drawing until pre-draw procedures are complete.
Powerball winning numbers for Saturday, April 6
Check back for updates on winning numbers.
Were there Powerball winners in Wednesday, April 3 drawing?
No one won the jackpot, but several players won $1 million prizes during the Powerball drawing on Wednesday, April 3, including:
California (2)
Georgia
Massachusetts (2)
Maryland
New Jersey
South Carolina
Washington
When are Powerball drawings?
The Powerball drawing takes place live at 9:59 p.m. CT every Monday, Wednesday and Saturday.
How many balls do I need to win Powerball prizes? How much are tickets?
The cost is $2 per ticket, but you can add the Power Play for $1, which will increase the amount of your potential prize up to five times the original prize (except for the jackpot and Match 5). There is also a 10x Power Play possibility when the jackpot is less than $150 million.
Each player selects five numbers from 1 to 69 for the white balls and one number from 1 to 26 for the red Powerball. However, you can also have the lottery machine generate a quick pick ticket with random numbers for you.
Prizes vary from $4 for matching the Powerball to $1 million for matching all five white balls (except in California) to the jackpot for matching all six balls. You can check all the prize payouts on the Powerball website here.
What are the chances of winning the Powerball jackpot?
The odds of scoring the jackpot prize are 1 in 292,201,338. There’s a 1 in 24.87 chance at any prize, based on a $2 play and rounded to two decimal places.
What are the largest Powerball jackpots ever?
The current Powerball jackpot has risen to rank fourth among the largest jackpots. Here's a list of the top 10 largest jackpots, dates and winners' states, as reported by Powerball:
$2.04 billion − 11/07/2022 − California
$1.765 billion − 10/11/2023 − California
$1.586 billion − 01/13/2016 − California, Florida, Tennessee
$1.30 billion − Current
$1.08 billion − 07/19/2023 − California
$842.4 million − 01/01/2024 − Michigan
$768.4 million − 03/27/2019 − Wisconsin
$758.7 million − 08/23/2017 − Massachusetts
$754.6 million − 02/06/2023 − Washington
$731.1 million − 01/20/2021 − Maryland
Where can you buy lottery tickets?
Tickets can be purchased in-person at gas stations, convenience stores and grocery stores.
You can also order tickets online through Jackpocket, the official digital lottery courier of the USA TODAY Network, in these U.S. states: Arizona, Arkansas, Colorado, Idaho, Massachusetts, Minnesota, Montana, Nebraska, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, Ohio, Oregon, Texas, Washington D.C. and West Virginia. The Jackpocket app allows you to pick your lottery game and numbers, place your order, see your ticket and collect your winnings all using your phone or home computer.
— NorthJersey.com reporter John Connolly contributed to this report.
This article originally appeared on Austin American-Statesman: Who won the $1.3 billion Powerball jackpot? Drawing delayed Saturday
