Wednesday Night’s Powerball Winning Numbers
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The winning numbers for $40 million Powerball jackpot, $25.2 million cash value, have been published. Wednesday night’s winning numbers were 07, 24, 33, 49, 50, Power Ball Number 04, and Power Play 05. A New Hampshire man matched all the numbers drawn on January 6, 2017, draw to scoop this life-changing jackpot.
Powerball is perhaps the most followed American LOTTO which is held every Wednesday and Saturday at 9:59 p.m. Central Time. The $1.6 billion jackpot, won by three couples – John & Lisa Robinson from Tennessee, Maureen Smith & David Kaltschmidt from Florida, and Marvin & Mae Acosta from California – was the biggest jackpot ever won in the history of American lottery. Each couple had collected $528.8 million. Powerball boasts nine exclusive winning sections with awards received worth $4, up to the grand prize.
| Match | Odds of Winning | Prize |
| Match 5 plus Powerball | 1 in 292,201,338.00 | Jackpot |
| Match 5 | 1 in 11,688,053.52 | $1 million |
| Match 4 plus Powerball | 1 in 913,129.18 | $50,000 |
| Match 4 | 1 in 36,525.16 | $100.00 |
| Match 3 plus Powerball | 1 in 14,494.11 | $100.00 |
| Match 3 | 1 in 579.76 | $7.00 |
| Match 2 plus Powerball | 1 in 701.32 | $7.00 |
| Match 1 plus Powerball | 1 in 91.97 | $4.00 |
| Match Powerball | 1 in 38.32 | $4.00 |
In Powerball, one has to select five Main Numbers from a range of 69 numbers and a Powerball Number from a range of 26 numbers. You can also choose a quick pick during the ticket purchase. This American LOTTO enables you to increase the non-jackpot prizes won. For example, the $1 million gets doubled to $2 million if a player matches the five main numbers drawn as well as the Power Play number.
| Power Play Ball | Odds of Winning |
| 10x | 1 in 43 |
| 5x | 1 in 21.5 |
| 4x | 1 in 14.33 |
| 3x | 1 in 3.23 |
| 2x | 1 in 1.79 |
The winning calculation is little different when the jackpot exceeds $150 million. Here’s the odds of winning on each Power Play Number being drawn when the jackpot exceeds $150 million.
| Power Play Ball | Odds of Winning |
| 5x | 1 in 21 |
| 4x | 1 in 14 |
| 3x | 1 in 3.23 |
| 2x | 1 in 1.75 |
This LOTTO game is played across 44 states in the U.S. in addition to Washington D.C., the U.S. Virgin Islands and Puerto Rico. In October 2015, the pool for the Powerball was reduced, and the main ball pool was expanded.
With 39 winners, Indiana has the maximum number of Powerball jackpot winners. Missouri has 31 winners, while Minnesota, Kentucky, Pennsylvania, Louisiana, Arizona and Florida have 22, 18, 17, 16, 13 and 12 winners so far.
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