ATLANTA — The Powerball jackpot has reset after a lucky bear in California claimed the price worth over $1 billion in Wednesday's drawing. Nine people in Georgia woke up with $50,000 tickets, and over 200 people won $100.
Wednesday's prize, which rose to $1.08 billion by drawing time, ranks as the game's third largest prize, only behind the world record $2.04 billion Powerball jackpot won last year, and the $1.586 billion Powerball jackpot won in 2016. It's the sixth-largest lottery win among all games.
The Powerball numbers were 7, 10, 11, 13 and 24, with a red Powerball number of 24. The "Power Play" multiplier was 2x. The next jackpot for Saturday night's drawing is at $20 million, which would come with a cash-out option of $10.3 million.
Powerball Georgia winnings
According to figures from Georgia Lottery, the winnings included::
- 50,000: 9 winners
- $100: 211 winners
What are my chances of winning the Powerball?
The odds of winning the Powerball jackpot are one in 292.2 million.
Over the past few years, huge lottery jackpots have become more common as lottery officials have changed the rules and ticket prices to boost top prizes.
Powerball's biggest change came in 2021 when officials decided to add a Monday drawing to its weekly lineup of Wednesday and Saturday evening drawings. At the time of the announcement, Powerball proclaimed the addition of the Monday drawing would lead to "larger, faster-growing jackpots."
Powerball is played in 45 states, as well as Washington, D.C., Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands.