Is today the day a new Powerball jackpot winner will be announced?
Grab your tickets and let’s see.
The numbers are in for the Monday, Dec. 12 lottery jackpot worth an estimated $124 million, with a cash option of $66.9 million.
Mega Millions numbers:Results for Tuesday, Dec. 6, 2022. No winner, jackpot hits $379M
Powerball winning numbers
The winning numbers for Saturday night’s drawing are 16, 31, 50, 55, 61, and the Powerball is 9. The Power Play was 4X.
You only need to match one number in Powerball to win a prize. However, that number must be the Powerball worth $4.
Matching two numbers won’t win anything in Powerball unless one of the numbers is the Powerball. A ticket matching one of the five numbers and the Powerball is also worth $4.
Drawings are held three times per week at approximately 10:59 p.m. ET every Monday, Wednesday and Saturday.
Here’s how to play Powerball:
Powerball’s last jackpot winner
Here is the list of 2022 Powerball jackpot wins, according to powerball.com:
- $632.6 million — Jan. 5; California, Wisconsin.
- $185.3 million — Feb. 14; Connecticut.
- $473.1 million — April 27; Arizona.
- $366.7 million — June 29; Vermont.
- $206.9 million — Aug. 3; Pennsylvania.
- $2.04 billion — Nov. 7; California.
- $93 million — Nov. 19; Kansas.
Powerball numbers:Results for Wednesday, Dec. 7, 2022. No winner, jackpot grows to $116M
Top 10 Powerball lottery jackpots
Here are the all-time top 10 Powerball jackpots, according to powerball.com:
- $2.04 billion — Nov. 7, 2022; California.
- $1.586 billion — Jan. 13, 2016; California, Florida, Tennessee.
- $768.4 million — Mar. 27, 2019; Wisconsin.
- $758.7 million — Aug. 23, 2017; Massachusetts.
- $731.1 million — Jan. 20, 2021; Maryland.
- $699.8 million — Oct. 4, 2021; California.
- $687.8 million — Oct. 27, 2018; Iowa, New York.
- $632.6 million — Jan. 5, 2022; California, Wisconsin.
- $590.5 million — May 18, 2013; Florida.
- $587.5 million — Nov. 28, 2012; Arizona, Missouri.
Top 10 U.S. lottery jackpots
Here are the nation’s all-time top 10 Powerball and Mega Millions jackpots, according to powerball.com:
- $2.04 billion, Powerball — Nov. 7, 2022; California.
- $1.586 billion, Powerball — Jan. 13, 2016; California, Florida, Tennessee.
- $1.537 billion, Mega Millions — Oct. 23, 2018; South Carolina.
- $1.337 billion, Mega Millions — July 29, 2022; Illinois.
- $1.05 billion, Mega Millions — Jan. 22, 2021; Michigan.
- $768.4 million, Powerball — Mar. 27, 2019; Wisconsin.
- $758.7 million, Powerball — Aug. 23, 2017; Massachusetts.
- $731.1 million, Powerball — Jan. 20, 2021; Maryland.
- $699.8 million, Powerball — Oct. 4, 2021; California.
- $687.8 million, Powerball — Oct. 27, 2018; Iowa, New York.
Chris Sims is a digital producer at Midwest DOT. Follow him on Twitter: @ChrisFSims.
