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The Powerball’s jackpot climbed to $1.25 billion for Wednesday night’s drawing. Here are the numbers
The Powerball’s jackpot pushed to an estimated $1.25 billion for Wednesday night’s drawing after no winners took home the big prize on Monday.And, the numbers are in.Here are the numbers drawn in the Wednesday, Dec. 17 Powerball drawing: 25-33-53-62-66 Powerball: 17Power Play: 4XWhile there were not winning numbers on Monday night, the winning numbers were 23, 35, 59, 63, 68, and the red Powerball was 2. There was also a Power Play multiplier of 4 on Monday. Wednesday’s jackpot is the second largest of the year and the sixth highest in the lottery game’s history, according to the Multi-State Lottery Association. It’s been steadily crawling up in value to rival the largest jackpot this year, September’s $1.787 billion jackpot, split between winners in Texas and Missouri.The winner of the jackpot can choose between two payment options: one upfront payment, followed by 29 escalating installment payments, which lotteries offer through an annuitized prize plan that takes interest into account, or a lump sum.The lump sum is paid to winners at once from the money in the jackpot pool, which is typically lower than the annuitized value. For this jackpot, it’s an estimated $572.1 million.Both figures are before taxes, though some states don’t tax lottery winnings. Three of these states, California, Texas and Florida, have had some of the largest jackpot earnings in US lottery history.The odds of winning Powerball’s jackpot are 1 out of 292.2 million, though the odds are better for smaller cash prizes, some as low as $4.
The Powerball’s jackpot pushed to an estimated $1.25 billion for Wednesday night’s drawing after no winners took home the big prize on Monday.
And, the numbers are in.
Here are the numbers drawn in the Wednesday, Dec. 17 Powerball drawing:
25-33-53-62-66
Powerball: 17
Power Play: 4X
While there were not winning numbers on Monday night, the winning numbers were 23, 35, 59, 63, 68, and the red Powerball was 2. There was also a Power Play multiplier of 4 on Monday.
Wednesday’s jackpot is the second largest of the year and the sixth highest in the lottery game’s history, according to the Multi-State Lottery Association. It’s been steadily crawling up in value to rival the largest jackpot this year, September’s $1.787 billion jackpot, split between winners in Texas and Missouri.
The winner of the jackpot can choose between two payment options: one upfront payment, followed by 29 escalating installment payments, which lotteries offer through an annuitized prize plan that takes interest into account, or a lump sum.
The lump sum is paid to winners at once from the money in the jackpot pool, which is typically lower than the annuitized value. For this jackpot, it’s an estimated $572.1 million.
Both figures are before taxes, though some states don’t tax lottery winnings. Three of these states, California, Texas and Florida, have had some of the largest jackpot earnings in US lottery history.
The odds of winning Powerball’s jackpot are 1 out of 292.2 million, though the odds are better for smaller cash prizes, some as low as $4.
