There is a winning ticket to the $ 730 million Powerball jackpot, the first to win the highest prize in a few months. The lucky ticket for Wednesday night’s draw was sold in Maryland, lottery officials said.
CBS Baltimore reports that it was sold in Allegany County.
It was the fourth largest jackpot in Powerball history and the fifth largest in lottery history in the United States.
He came after no one has won the still-growing Mega Millions award Tuesday night. That now amounts to about $ 970 million for the next draw on Friday night.
The winning numbers for Wednesday night’s Powerball draw were: 40-53-60-68-69 and a Powerball of 22.
It was the first time that both lottery jackpots simultaneously exceeded $ 700 million. The biggest prize ever was a $ 1.58 billion Powerball jackpot won by three people in 2016.
No one had won any of the jackpots since mid-September, allowing the prizes to rise steadily for months.
Such long stretches without winners are rare, but they also reflect the incredibly low chances of winning – 1 in 292.2 million for Powerball and 1 in 302.5 million for Mega Millions.
Wednesday’s draw was the 36th in the Powerball race that began on September 19, 2020 – the longest jackpot race in Powerball history.
Maryland lottery spokeswoman Carole Gentry said Tuesday night’s Mega Millions draw had sales of $ 260 million, with 36% of all possible combinations being covered.
The prizes listed are for the winners who choose an annuity option, paid over 30 years. Most winners are eligible for cash prizes, which would be $ 546.8 million for Wednesday’s Powerball and $ 716.3 million for the next Mega Millions draw.
Prizes are also subject to federal taxes. Most states also have a discount.
Mega Millions and Powerball are both played in 45 states, as well as in Washington, DC and the US Virgin Islands. Powerball is also offered in Puerto Rico.
The jackpot for the next Powerball draw on Saturday will be about $ 20 million, with a cash value of $ 15 million.
A look at the top 10 American jackpots that have been won and the states in which the winning tickets have been sold:
1. $ 1.586 billion, Powerball, January 13, 2016 (three tickets, from California, Florida, Tennessee)
2. $ 1.537 billion, Mega Millions, October 23, 2018 (one ticket, South Carolina)
3. $ 768.4 million, Powerball, March 27, 2019 (one ticket, Wisconsin)
4. $ 758.7 million, Powerball, August 23, 2017 (one ticket, from Massachusetts)
5. $ 731.1 million, Powerball, January 20, 2021 (one ticket, from Maryland)
6. $ 687.8 million, Powerball, October 27, 2018 (two tickets, from Iowa and New York)
7. $ 656 million, Mega Millions, March 30, 2012 (three tickets, from Kansas, Illinois and Maryland)
8. $ 648 million, Mega Millions, December 17, 2013 (two tickets, from California and Georgia)
9. $ 590.5 million, Powerball, May 18, 2013 (one ticket, from Florida)
10. $ 587.5 million, Powerball, November 28, 2012 (two tickets, from Arizona and Missouri)