The winning numbers 19, 36, 37, 46, 56 and 24 were drawn on Wednesday night and the Power Play is 2X.
Wednesday’s jackpot was the largest Powerball win so far this year, the fifth largest in the 30-year history of the U.S. lottery game, and the eighth largest U.S. lottery jackpot ever, according to a Powerball news release.
Jackpot winners can receive the money either as an immediate cash lump sum or in 30 annual payments over 29 years. The cash value of Wednesday’s $700 million jackpot is $335.7 million, Powerball said.
Tickets cost $2 and are sold in 45 U.S. states as well as Washington, D.C., Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands. According to Powerball, more than half of all proceeds stay in the jurisdiction where the ticket was purchased.
The Powerball prize increases to $800 million when there is no jackpot winner in the final drawing
Jackpot grows based on game sales and interest rates. But the odds of winning the big prize remain the same at 1 in 292.2 million, Powerball said.
The Powerball drawing is broadcast live every Monday, Wednesday and Saturday at 10:59 p.m. ET from the Florida Lottery drawing studio in Tallahassee. Drawings are also streamed live online at Powerball.com.
