What are the winning numbers for Wednesday’s $360 million Powerball jackpot?
Powerball is offering a top prize of $360 million for this Wednesday’s draw. Here are the winning numbers, plus all you need to know about your chances.
Once again, there was no winner of the Powerball grand prize on Monday night, meaning that the jackpot has increased to an estimated $360 million, a $20 million boost on Monday’s top prize.
The draw is held at Florida Lottery’s studio in Tallahassee at 11pm ET on Powerball nights and the draw for Wednesday, 11 January was as follows: 04, 08, 46, 47, 48. The Powerball was 05 and the Power Play was 3X.
What were the winning numbers for Monday, 9 January 2022?
The winning numbers for the Monday, 9 January draw are 18-43-48-60-69. The Powerball is 14, and the Power Play was 3X.
What were the winning numbers for Saturday, 7 January 2022?
The winning numbers for the Saturday, 7 January draw were 35-36-44-45-67. The Powerball was 14, and the Power Play was 3X.
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What are the odds of winning Powerball?
As the sum grows, so does the number of players hoping to win. While the chances of winning huge cash prizes are always low, the lower the sum, the higher one’s chances of winning.
Millions played last month when a record-breaking $2.04 billion Powerball prize - the largest in US lottery history - was up for grabs. The winner, who overnight became a billionaire, bought their ticket in California.
Powerball breaks down the odds for players, highlighting the unlikelihood that a player takes home the Grand Prize, calculating the probability as one in over 292 million. However, one’s odd increases significantly when selecting just one or two correct numbers. For guessing just one number correctly, the odds of winning increase to 1 in 38.32, which usually lands someone a whopping $4. Here is the data in detail, provided by Powerball.
| Numbers Correct + Powerball | Cash Prize | Odds |
|---|---|---|
| Five + Powerball | Grand Prize | 1 in 292,201,338 |
| Five | $1 million | 1 in 11,688,053.52 |
| Four + Powerball | $50,000 | 1 in 913,129.18 |
| Four | $100 | 1 in 36,525.17 |
| Three + Powerball | $100 | 1 in 14,494.11 |
| Three | $7 | 1 in 579.76 |
| Two + Powerball | $7 | 1 in 701.33 |
| One + Powerball | $4 | 1 in 91.98 |
| Powerball | $4 | 1 in 38.32 |
Rules of the game: Powerball
In Powerball, players must select five numbers between 1 and 69, and one additional “Powerball” number between 1 and 26. One does not need to get all six numbers to win some cash. However, the more numbers correctly guessed, the larger the prize becomes.
There are three drawings a week on Mondays, Wednesdays, and Saturdays. The jackpot grows after each drawing if no winner takes home the grand prize.
What are Power Play and Double Play?
If players pay $1 extra for Power Play, their winnings will be multiplied by two, three, four, five, or ten, depending on the multiplier number picked out of the hat before the draw takes place. Power Play isn’t applied to the jackpot, and the multiplier is never higher than two if you win the $1m second prize.
For an additional $1, a player’s numbers can also be entered into a second draw, known as Double Play, with a maximum jackpot of $10m.