Did Anyone Win $60 Million Jackpot?

April 2024 ยท 3 minute read

The winning numbers in Saturday evening's drawing of the Powerball were 16, 21, 27, 60 and 1. The Powerball was 6 and the Power Play was X2.

But no one has claimed the $60 million jackpot for the July 4 draw, according to the Powerball website.

So it will now roll over to the next drawing on July 9, when the estimated jackpot will be $69 million (with a cash value of $55 million).

Although no-one claimed the top prize, there were some big winners from Saturday night's drawing.

A player from New Jersey matched five balls correctly to win $1 million.

Ten players matched four balls and the Powerball to win $50,000 prizes, while another three players also had the Power Play feature and so doubled their winnings to $100,000.

The Powerball jackpot hasn't been won since early last month when a player in West Virginia scooped $136 million in the June 3 draw.

In the April 9 drawing, a player in New Jersey won the $190 million jackpot after buying the winning ticket at Buy-Rite Liquor in Piscataway.

And in January, a woman in Florida won the massive $396.9 million jackpot. Sheryll Goedert, 61, chose to receive her winnings as a one-time, lump-sum payment of around $276.6 million.

How to play the Powerball lottery

The Powerball lottery can be played in 45 states, Washington, D.C., Puerto Rico, and the U.S. Virgin Islands. To enter the Powerball lottery, players must purchase a ticket from a licensed lottery retailer. Participants choose five numbers between 1 and 69 for the white balls and one number between 1 and 26 for the red Powerball.

The Powerball drawings are held every Wednesday and Saturday at 10:59 p.m. ET and the ticket sales cut off around one to two hours before the drawing, depending on the jurisdiction. To watch the Powerball drawing, check on the Powerball website to see which TV stations show the drawing in your area.

Powerball jackpot

Many factors determine the Powerball jackpot amount, including game sales and the annuity. Saturday drawings have greater game sales than a Wednesday drawing, for example, and the amount of tickets purchase can vary throughout the year.

The annuity, which funds an annuity prize, can be affected by interest rates, as the higher the interest rates, the higher the advertised Grand Prize.

The difference between the Powerball annuity and cash option is that a jackpot winner can choose to either receive the money as an annuity which is made up of 30 graduated payments increased by 5 percent each year over 29 years or as a lump-sum payment paid out in one go.

The cash value option is the amount of money needed in the jackpot prize pool to fund the estimated jackpot annuity prize.

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