POWERBALL
What are the winning numbers for Wednesday’s $95 million Powerball jackpot?
Check out the winning numbers in the latest Powerball and Double Play lottery draws, held on Wednesday 2 August 2023.
Ahead of Wednesday’s Powerball draw, the roll-over jackpot had risen to an estimated $95 million.
Winning Powerball numbers: Wednesday 2 August 2023
The winning numbers for Wednesday 2 August 2023 are 23-24-33-51-64, and the Powerball is 5. The Power Play is 2x.
How to play Powerball
Powerball costs $2 per ticket, and is available in every US state except Alabama, Alaska, Hawaii, Nevada and Utah. You can also take part in the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands.
To play, you must choose five numbers between 1 and 69, and an additional ‘Powerball’ number between 1 and 26. To secure the jackpot, all six of your selected numbers must match those that are drawn. The top prize grows after each draw until it is won.
Jackpot winners can choose to receive their money in 30 instalments over 29 years (the annuity option), or as a lump sum (the cash option). If you opt to be paid up front, you get a lower amount. For Wednesday’s $95 million draw, the cash option was $48.1 million. Winnings are pre-tax amounts.
Smaller prizes are also available if you correctly guess some, but not all, of the winning numbers.
All Powerball prizes (odds in brackets)
- Five numbers + Powerball: Jackpot (1 in 292,201,338)
- Five numbers: $1 million (1 in 11,688,053.52)
- Four numbers + Powerball: $50,000 (1 in 913,129.18)
- Four numbers: $100 (1 in 36,525.17)
- Three numbers + Powerball: $100 (1 in 14,494.11)
- Three numbers: $7 (1 in 579.76)
- Two numbers + Powerball: $7 (1 in 701.33)
- One number + Powerball $4 (1 in 91.98)
- Powerball: $4 (1 in 38.32)
When are Powerball draws?
There are three Powerball draws a week, held at 10:59pm ET/7:59pm PT on Mondays, Wednesdays and Saturdays. The next Powerball draw is scheduled for Saturday 5 August.
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, players in certain areas of the US can also be entered into a second draw, known as Double Play, with a maximum jackpot of $10m.
Winning Double Play numbers: Wednesday 2 August 2023
The winning Double Play numbers for Wednesday 2 August 2023 are 5-23-30-62-63, and the Powerball is 9.