The Powerball jackpot for Wednesday’s drawing skyrocketed to a whopping $865 million after there were no winners in the previous drawings.
The winning numbers from the Wednesday night drawing are: 57, 60, 46, 66, 37, Powerball: 8.
Powerplay multiplier: 2X.
This is the game’s fifth-largest jackpot in the game’s history, according to a press release from Powerball.
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If there is a winner on Wednesday night, they can choose between an immediate $416.1 million lump sum payment or annuity payments worth $865 million that increase by 5% each year.
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There have been 36 consecutive drawings with no wins.
The Powerball jackpot was last won on Jan. 1.
Powerball tickets are $2 per play. Tickets are sold in 45 states, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands.
The overall odds of winning a prize are 1 in 24.9. The odds of winning the jackpot are 1 in 292.2 million.
Powerball drawings are broadcast live every Monday, Wednesday and Saturday from the Florida Lottery studio in Tallahassee and live-streamed on Powerball.com.
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