The Powerball 01/16/21 jackpot was the fifth-largest in history, and 13 individuals came so close to winning it.
Now, the national prize has actually risen to $730 million– which is currently the fourth-largest prize in the video game’s history.
Here are the numbers from Saturday night’s 01/16/21 illustration:
- First Five: 14-20-39-65-67
- Powerball: 02
- Power Play: 3x
Two second-prize tickets sold– one each in New Hampshire and Pennsylvania– are worth $2 million since they paid an extra $1 for the Power Play.
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Saturday night’s 01/16/21 Powerball prize was approximated at $640 million, with a cash alternative of $4787 million. A winner might have claimed the fifth-largest jackpot in the game’s history, now it moves to the fourth-highest on Wednesday– inauguration day.
Here are the 8 all-time leading Powerball jackpot rewards
1. $1.586 billion (01/13/2016)
Winning tickets offered in California, Florida and Tennessee
2. $7684 million (03/27/2019)
Single ticket offered in Wisconsin
3. $7587 million (08/23/2017)
Single ticket offered in Massachusetts
4. $730 million– EXISTING REWARD
5. $6878 million (10/27/2018)
Two winning tickets were drawn, one sold in Iowa and one offered in New york city
6. $5905 million (05/18/2013)
Single ticket offered in Florida
7. $5875 million (11/28/2012)
Two winning tickets were drawn, one sold in Missouri and one offered in Arizona
8. $5641 million (02/11/2015)
Winning tickets sold in Texas, North Carolina and Puerto Rico
The odds of hitting the grand reward jackpot are 1 in 292,201,338, regardless of the prize size– according to Powerball’s site.
Powerball is a multi-state lotto played every Wednesday and Saturday, and among America’s 2 biggest lottery game prize video games. Powerball jackpots begin at $20 million, and other prizes pay from $1 million to $2 million with a Power Play. Tickets are $2. You can check the numbers for tonight, or any past winning numbers, on the main Powerball site.
There are 9 ways to win money during the Powerball. Simply getting the powerball without any other numbers pays $4, and even more if the power play is bought for an additional dollar. The same payment goes for one ball plus the powerball, and $7 is the payout for 2 right numbers with the powerball, or three right numbers and no powerball.
The other multi-state lottery is Mega Millions, which is used Tuesdays and Fridays. Like Powerball, the prize is reset at $20 million after a prize is won, and one line of numbers is $2, with a $1 choice to increase their jackpots with a Megaplier. Here is the Mega Millions site for additional information, or to examine any possible previous numbers.
The Mega Millions prize is now at $850 million, the second-highest in that video game’s history. That drawing will be hung on Tuesday 01/19/21
