Is today a lucky day for you?
The Powerball winning numbers for the drawing on July 30, 2022, are as follows:
Powerball number 12 and the numbers 4-17-57-58-68
3x powerplay
According to the Powerball website , the jackpot was around $170 million with a $100.5 million cash option.
When a lottery player from Middlebury, Vermont won the $366.7 million jackpot, it was the last time the Powerball was won.
After a lottery winner in Des Plaines, Illinois won the $1.337 billion jackpot on Friday night, the Mega Millions jackpot has reset to $20 million with a cash option, according to the Mega Millions website .
Lottery winners in New Jersey had to be recognized up until recently, but according to a new rule that Governor Phil Murphy signed, they can now choose to remain anonymous.
WHAT IS THE POWERBALL GAME? Three times a week, on Monday, Wednesday, and Friday at 10:59 p.m., Powerball drawings are held. In 2021, drawings on Monday were introduced.
Each ticket costs $2, but for an additional $1, you can add the Power Play, increasing your chance of winning by up to five times the original reward (except for the jackpot and Match 5). When the prize is less than $150 million, there is also a 10x Power Play option.
Each participant chooses one number from 1 to 26 for the red Powerball and five numbers between 1 and 69 for the white balls. The lottery machine, however, can also create a quick select ticket for you with random numbers on it.
With the exception of California, prizes range from $4 for matching the Powerball to $1 million for matching all five white balls to the jackpot for matching all six balls. You may check all the prize payouts on the Powerball website here. .
POWERBALL PLAYING AREAS In addition to 45 states, Washington, DC, Puerto Rico, and the U.S. Virgin Islands, you can play the game there.
Lottery tickets are widely available at supermarkets, gas stations, and convenience stores. Online purchasing of Powerball tickets is permitted in some areas, but beware of fake websites. Before buying tickets online, ask your state lottery for further information about online sales.
You don’t have to be a citizen of the United States or a resident of the state where you buy your ticket.
HOW DO I ACCESS POWERBALL DRAWINGS? Every Monday, Wednesday, and Friday at 10:59 p.m. ET, the lottery website streams the Powerball drawing live. You can watch the drawing by clicking here.
A regional television station in your market might also air the drawing.
WHAT ARE THE CHANCES OF ME WINNING? Although playing the Powerball can be thrilling, refrain from blowing through those millions before you win.
There are 292,201,338 to 1 chances against winning the jackpot.
11,688,053-to-1 odds exist for matching all five white balls.
WHAT DO YOU MEAN BY CASH OPTION? The two jackpot payout choices available from the country’s major lotteries are annuities and cash.
The option with an annuity is paid out gradually. There is an initial payment, followed by 29 annual instalments that rise by 5% annually.
The promised jackpot is much higher than the cash option, but it is paid out all at once. For all the money, you don’t need to wait for decades.
WHAT POWERBALL JACKPOT WAS THE BIGGEST? The top 10 jackpots since the Powerball lottery began in 1992: are listed below.
Jan. 13, 2016, $1.586 billion, three winners in California, Florida, and Tennessee Wisconsin won $768.4 million on March 27, 2019, Massachusetts won $758.7 million on August 23, 2017, Maryland won $699.8 million on October 4, 2021, California won $687.8 million on October 27, 2018, and there were two winners in Iowa and New York. $564.1 million, February 11, 2015: Three winners in North Carolina, Puerto Rico, and Texas $632.6 million, January 5, 2022: Two winners in California and Wisconsin $590.5 million, May 18, 2013: Won in Florida $587.5 million, November 28, 2012: Two winners in Arizona and Missouri $564.1 million, February 11, 2015: WHAT WAS THE BIGGEST LOTTERY JACKPOT IN THE US EVER? Here are the biggest jackpots that have been won in the US, split across the Powerball and Mega Millions lotteries:
Powerball drawing on January 13, 2016, for $1.586 billion: three winners in California, Florida, and Tennessee $1.05 billion, Mega Millions, January 22, 2021: Won in Michigan $768.4 million, $1.537 billion, Mega Millions, October 23, 2018; South Carolina; $1.337 billion, Mega Millions, July 29, 2022; Illinois; 2019-03-27 Powerball: Wisconsin won $758.7 million. Powerball, August 23, 2017: Won $730 million in Massachusetts, Powerball, Jan. 20, 2021: $699.8 million won in Maryland, Oct. 4, 2021, Powerball: Californian won $687.8 million, Powerball results from October 27, 2018: Two winners in Iowa and New York; $656 million results from March 30, 2012: Three winners in Illinois, Kansas, and Maryland.
