Powerball numbers for 01/04/23, Saturday’s jackpot was $147 million

The Powerball jackpot for 4/1/23 was $147 million, and here are the winning numbers from Saturday night’s draw.

• Top five: 11-19-21-29-52
• Powerball: 17
• Power play: 4x

The cash value option for the jackpot was $78.1 million. Results on potentially winning tickets are pending.

The winning numbers last Wednesday, 3/29/23, for the $133 million jackpot were 04-09-24-46-66, with a Powerball of 07. The Power Play was 3x.

The last jackpot won occurred on Saturday 04/03/23, on a ticket sold in Virginia. This jackpot was $163 million, with a cash value of $82.7 million.

The previous winning jackpot of $754.6 million was on 2/6/2023, with one ticket sold in Washington State. This jackpot was the first won in 2023, as well as the fifth biggest in Powerball history. The final jackpot of 2022, at $93 million, took place on November 19 in Kansas. The previous winner was in California on November 7, for a grand prize of $2.04 billion. It was the biggest lottery jackpot in history.

When is the Powerball drawing?

Powerball, a multi-state lottery game, is played every Monday, Wednesday and Saturday. It is one of the two biggest lottery jackpots in the United States, along with Mega Millions.

Numbers are drawn at 11 p.m. EST. Current and past winning numbers can be checked on the official Powerball website here.

Ways to win

The Powerball game offers nine ways to win money based on the number of the five white numbered balls that match the ticket numbers, as well as the red Powerball. The jackpots start at $20 million, with other top prizes of $1 million and $50,000.

To win the jackpot, players must match all five numbers and the Powerball. For the $1 million prize, tickets must match all five numbers minus the Powerball. A ticket with four matching numbers and the Powerball receives a $50,000 payout.

Four numbers, or three numbers and Powerball, wins $100. Winners receive $7 for two correct numbers with the Powerball, or three correct numbers and no Powerball. If a ticket matches the Powerball but no other number, or only one other number, the payout is $4.

Payout can also be enhanced by purchasing a Power Play.

What are the odds of winning at Powerball?

Regardless of the size of the jackpot, the odds of hitting the grand prize are 1 in 292,201.388, according to the Powerball website. The odds of winning a $1 million prize are 1 in 11,688,053.52. For the price of $50,000, the odds are 1 in 913,129.18. Full odds information is available on the website.

What are the biggest Powerball jackpots in history?

Two Powerball jackpots hit the $1 billion mark. Record jackpots in millions ranged from nearly $600 million to $768.4 million. Here are the top 10 Powerball jackpots:

1. $2.04 billion (11/7/2022)

Single ticket sold in California

2. $1.586 billion (1/13/2016)

Winning tickets sold in California, Florida and Tennessee

3. $768.4 million (03/27/2019)

Single ticket sold in Wisconsin

4. $758.7 million (08/23/2017)

Single ticket sold in Massachusetts

5. $754.6 million (02/06/2023)

Single ticket sold in Washington

6. $730 million (01/20/2021)

Single ticket sold in Maryland

7. $699.8 million (4/10/2021)

Single ticket sold in California

8. $687.8 million (10/27/2018)

Two winning tickets were drawn, one in Iowa and one in New York

9. $630 million (01/05/2022)

Two winning tickets, one for California and one for Wisconsin

10. $590.5 million (05/18/2013)

Single ticket sold in Florida

What is Mega Millions?

Like Powerball, Mega Millions is a multi-state lottery game where the jackpot resets to $20 million after being won. Mega Millions is played on Tuesdays and Fridays and drawn at 11 p.m. EST. For more information on Mega Millions, or to check past winning numbers, here is the website.