$1,000,000,000 Powerball Jackpot Draw Is Tonight!(04/01/2024)

There was no Jackpot winner for the powerball drawing on Saturday and the winning jackpot went up to $1 billion  tonight.(04/01/2024).

After no ticket matched all six numbers drawn on  Saturday night (03/30/2024) – the white balls 12,13,33,50,52  plus the powerball is 23– an estimated prize of $1 Billion($483.8  million cash) is on tap for Monday, April 1st.

The Powerball® jackpot has eluded players again and has jumped to an estimated $1 billion for the  drawing on Monday, Apr 1st. The jackpot has a cash value of $483.8  million.

 

If a player wins the jackpot on Saturday night, they will have the choice between an annuitized prize worth an estimated $975 million or a lump sum payment estimated at 471.7  million. Both prize options are before taxes. If the winner selects the annuity option, they will receive one immediate payment followed by 29 annual payments that increase by 5% each year.

Powerball tickets are $2 per play. Tickets are sold in 45 states, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands. More than half of all proceeds from the sale of a Powerball ticket remain in the jurisdiction where the ticket was sold. Powerball drawings are broadcast live every Monday, Wednesday and Saturday at 10:59 p.m. EST from the Florida Lottery draw studio in Tallahassee. Powerball drawings are also live streamed on Powerball.com.

 

The overall odds of winning a prize are 1 in 24.9. The odds of winning the jackpot are 1 in 292.2 million.

Results for Top 10 Powerball lottery jackpots

Here are the all-time top 10 Powerball jackpots, according to powerball.com:

1. $2.04 billion — Nov. 7, 2022; California.
2. $1.765 billion — Oct. 11, 2023; California.
3. $1.586 billion — Jan. 13, 2016; California, Florida, Tennessee.
4. $1.08 billion — July 19, 2023; California.
5. $768.4 million — Mar. 27, 2019; Wisconsin.
6. $758.7 million — Aug. 23, 2017; Massachusetts.
7. $754.6 million — Feb. 6, 2023; Washington.
8. $731.1 million — Jan. 20, 2021; Maryland.
9. $699.8 million — Oct. 4, 2021; California.
10. $687.8 million — Oct. 27, 2018; Iowa, New York.

Results for Top 10 U.S. lottery jackpots

Here are the nation’s all-time top 10 Powerball and Mega Millions jackpots, according to powerball.com:

1. $2.04 billion, Powerball — Nov. 7, 2022; California.
2. $1.765 billion, Powerball — Oct. 11, 2023; California.
3. $1.586 billion, Powerball — Jan. 13, 2016; California, Florida, Tennessee.
4. $1.58 million, Mega Millions — Aug. 8, 2023; Florida.
5. $1.537 billion, Mega Millions — Oct. 23, 2018; South Carolina.
6. $1.35 billion, Mega Millions — Jan. 13, 2023; Maine.
7. $1.337 billion, Mega Millions — July 29, 2022; Illinois.
8. $1.08 billion, Powerball — July 19, 2023; California.
9. $1.05 billion, Mega Millions — Jan. 22, 2021; Michigan.
10. $768.4 million, Powerball — Mar. 27, 2019; Wisconsin.