“The best things in life are free.
“But you can give them to the birds and bees.
“I need money. That’s what I want.” — Barrett Strong
Little known fact I: “Money (That’s what I want)” was written by Motown founder Berry Gordy Jr. and Janie Bradford, sung by Strong and released in 1959. It wasn’t written by a member of the Beatles, who covered the song and released it in November, 1963.
Little known fact II: You can’t win the lottery if you don’t buy a ticket — or no one buys a ticket for you.
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WHEN IS THE NEXT POWERBALL DRAWING?
Saturday, April 8 — at 10:59 p.m. ET.
Powerball drawings are held every Monday, Wednesday and Saturday at 10:59 p.m. ET.
The Powerball is played in 45 states, Washington D.C., Puerto Rico and U.S. Virgin Islands.
Entries select five numbers between 1-69 for the white balls and select one number between 1-26 for the red Powerball. Match all five white balls in any order and pick the correct red ball and you’re a jackpot winner!
HOW MUCH IS THE POWERBALL JACKPOT?
$186 million (estimated) — as of Thursday, April 6 at 4:39 p.m. ET.
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The Powerball jackpot grows until it is won. As mentioned, to win the grand prize, you must match all 5 white ball numbers and the red Powerball.
If you correctly pick all the white balls but miss the red Powerball, you’re guaranteed $1 million and can win $2 million if the Power Play is 2x through 10x.
Four correct white balls and the red Powerball = $50,000 multiplied by the Power Play multiplier. (See: Powerball prize chart).
WHAT IS THE POWER PLAY?
An additional $1 per play activates the Power Play feature, which multiplies prizes by 2, 3, 4, 5 and 10 times.
The multiplier number is randomly selected before each drawing.
The 10x multiplier is only in play when the jackpot annuity is $150 million or less.
DID ANYONE WIN THE LAST POWERBALL JACKPOT?
No.
WHAT WERE THE PAST WINNING POWERBALL NUMBERS?
Wednesday, April 5, 2023: 3-5-9-42-52 / Powerball = 11 (Power Play: 2x)
Monday, April 3, 2023: 16-30-31-54-68 / Powerball = 1 (Power Play: 2x)
Saturday, April 1, 2023: 11-19-21-29-52 / Powerball = 17 (Power Play: 4x)
WHEN WAS THE LAST POWERBALL JACKPOT WON?
Date: Saturday, March 4, 2023
Prize: $162.6 million
Sold in: Dublin, Va.
Winning numbers: 10-16-18-40-66 / Powerball = 16 (Power Play: 3x)
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WHAT ARE THE MOST RECENT POWERBALL NUMBERS?
Last 20 drawings (Source: USAMega.com)
WHITE BALLS
3 numbers picked 4 times
11-16-58
12 numbers picked 3 times
3-9-18-19-24-26-27-28-43-54-66-69
15 numbers picked twice
2-10-17-20-29-30-33-36-37-46-47-50-52-57-67
22 numbers picked once
1-4-5-13-14-15-21-31-32-38-39-40
42-44-49-51-53-55-61-63-65-68
17 numbers NOT picked
6-7-8-12-22-23-25-34-35-41-45-48-56-59-60-62-64
RED POWERBALL
1 number picked 4 times
4
3 numbers picked twice
7-11-14
10 numbers picked once
1-5-8-15-16-17-19-23-24-26
12 numbers NOT picked
2-3-6-9-10-12-13-18-20-21-22-25
WHAT IS THE LARGEST POWERBALL JACKPOT IN HISTORY?
Prize: $2.04 billion
Date: Nov. 7, 2022
Sold in: Altadena, Calif.
Winning numbers: 10-33-41-47-56 / Powerball = 10 (Power Play: 2x)
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