The Powerball jackpot is on the rise again after Wednesday’s lottery drawing didn’t yield a jackpot winner.
The jackpot is now $700 million, with a cash option of $375.7 million, for the Saturday night draw.
Wednesday’s winning numbers were: 31, 43, 58, 59, 66 and Powerball: 9.
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The first award has been handed out since mid-November.
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The odds of winning the first Powerball prize are 1 in 292,201,338.
Retailers who sell winning Powerball tickets receive a bonus of 1 percent of the prize amount.
Winners have one year from the date of the winning draw to claim their prize.
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Arsenal draws are held every Monday, Wednesday and Saturday.
Powerball tickets are $2 per game. Tickets are sold in 45 states, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico and the US Virgin Islands.
Biggest 10 Million Mega, Powerball jackpot win in American lottery history
1. $2.04 billion, Arsenal, November 7, 2022 (1 ticket from California)
2. $1.586 billion, Arsenal, January 13, 2016 (three tickets, from California, Florida, Tennessee)
3. $1.537 billion, Mega Millions, Oct. 23, 2018 (1 ticket, from South Carolina)
4. $1.35 billion, Mega Millions, January 13, 2023 (1 ticket from Maine)
5. $1.337 billion, Mega Millions, Jul 29, 2022 (1 ticket, from Illinois)
6. $1.05 billion, Mega Millions, Jan. 22, 2021 (1 ticket, from Michigan)
7. $768.4 million, Arsenal, March 27, 2019 (1 ticket, from Wisconsin)
8. $758.7 million, Arsenal, August 23, 2017 (single ticket, from Massachusetts)
9. $731.1 million, Arsenal, January 20, 2021 (1 ticket from Maryland)
10. $699.8 million, Arsenal, Oct. 4, 2021 (1 ticket, from California)
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