Powerball jackpot jumps again - now at $1.5 billion - after nobody wins on Wednesday
Did anyone win the $1.5 billion Powerball jackpot last night?
- The Powerball jackpot for Saturday’s draw is estimated at $1.5 billion, with a cash value of $686.5 million.
- The winning numbers in Wednesday evening’s drawing were: 25-33-53-62-66, Powerball: 17, Power Play: 4.
- Two tickets matched five numbers plus the Powerball for $2 million and three tickets won $1 million by matching five numbers.
- This current jackpot ranks as the fifth-largest in Powerball history and the seventh-largest among all US lottery jackpots. Saturday's drawing will be the 45th in the current jackpot run, setting a new game record for the most drawings in a single jackpot cycle.
- This marks only the second occasion in Powerball history that the game has produced consecutive jackpots exceeding $1 billion.