A new year brings a new Powerball jackpot!
Check back at 11 p.m. for the Saturday, Jan. 6, Powerball lottery jackpot drawing, worth an estimated $35 million with a cash option of $17.3 million.
Latest Powerball winning numbers
Wednesday’s winning Powerball numbers are 30-31-38-48-68 and the powerball is 8. The Power Play is 10X.
Mega Millions numbers
Friday’s winning Mega Millions numbers are 5-23-26-38-44 and the Mega Ball was 25. The Megaplier was 3X.
Did anyone win the last Powerball drawing?
There were no winners in Wednesday’s Powerball jackpot drawing.
How many Powerball numbers are needed to win a prize?
The possible winning tickets and their cash prizes are as follows:
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Powerball only — $4
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Match 1 white number + Powerball — $4
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Match 2 white numbers + Powerball — $7
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Match 3 white numbers only — $7
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Match 3 white numbers + Powerball — $100
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Match 4 white numbers only — $100
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Match 4 out of 5 white numbers + Powerball — $50,000
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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:
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$842 million — Jan. 1, 2024; Michigan
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$1.765 billion — Oct. 11, 2023; California
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$1 billion — July 19, 2023; California
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$252.6 million — April 19, 2023; Ohio
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$162.6 million — Mar. 4, 2023; Virginia
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$754.6 million — Feb. 6, 2023; Washington
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$2.04 billion — Nov. 7, 2022; California
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$93 million — Nov. 19, 2022; Kansas
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$206.9 million — Aug. 3, 2022; Pennsylvania
Powerball 101: Here’s how to play
A quick guide on how to play Powerball:
This article originally appeared on Louisville Courier Journal: Winning Powerball numbers: Lottery drawing for 1/6, $35M jackpot
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