Saturday's Powerball jackpot jumps to $443,000,000; 1 second prize ticket sold

The jackpot for Saturday Powerball lottery rolled up to $443,000,000 (cash option $$210.3 million) after no one hit all 5 white ball numbers and the Powerball number Wednesday night. The numbers from Wednesday, February 28th, 2024 drawing were 16-26-29-38-50 with Power Ball number 06. There was no jackpot winning ticket sold in the past 25 draws since Wednesday, January 3rd, 2024. A single lucky winner from Michigan won the 810,000,000 grand prize in Monday, January 1st, 2024 drawing.

While the jackpot was not hit Wednesday evening, Powerball did produce some big winners. There was a single lucky winner matched all 5 lotto numbers but missed Powerball number, which won the second prize. The one second prize ticket(s) from New Jersey matched all 5 white ball numbers and also purchased Power Play, which doubled the prize to 2 million dollar cash win!

Other prizes won Wednesday night included 10 tickets that matched 4 white numbers in addition to the Powerball and won $10,000. 3 additional tickets of this prize level were also wisely bought with the Power Play option that multiplied the prize 4 times to $40,000 cash!

With 9 prize tiers, the Wednesday night's drawing created 583,686 winning tickets nationwide with a total amount of $0 prizes.

Powerball lottery can be played in 42 states, D.C. and the US Virgin Islands. Powerball drawings occur 2 times a week every Wednesday and Saturday night at 7:59 PM Pacific Time. The overall odds of winning any prizes is about 1 to 32. The odds of winning Powerball jackpot are 1 to 292,201,338. The minimum Powerball jackpot starts at $40 million. Its annuity option is paid in 30 graduated payments in 29 years. Winners can choose one lump-sum cash payout option instead.

Wed Feb 28, 2024 Powerball Payout of U.S.
Numbers Matched	Prizes	# Winners
5 of 5 + Powerball	$412,000,000	0
5 of 5	$1,000,000	0
4 of 5 + Powerball	$50,000	10
4 of 5	$100	284
3 of 5 + Powerball	$100	778
3 of 5	$7	18,697
2 of 5 + Powerball	$7	15,880
1 of 5 + Powerball	$4	119,451
Powerball Only	$4	284,875

Wed Feb 28, 2024 Powerball Payout of US(with PowerPlay)
Numbers Matched	Prizes	# Winners
5 of 5 with Power Play	$2,000,000	1 New Jersey-1
4 of 5 + Powerball with Power Play	$100,000	3
4 of 5 with Power Play	$200	93
3 of 5 + Powerball with Power Play	$200	255
3 of 5 with Power Play	$14	6,361
2 of 5 + Powerball with Power Play	$14	5,235
1 of 5 + Powerball with Power Play	$8	38,751
Powerball Only with Power Play	$8	93,012

Wed Feb 28, 2024 Powerball Payout of California(w/o PowerPlay)
Numbers Matched	Prizes	# Winners
5 of 5 + Powerball	$412,000,000	0
5 of 5	$731,616	0
4 of 5 + Powerball	$38,872	1
4 of 5	$359	54
3 of 5 + Powerball	$160	126
3 of 5	$7	2,980
2 of 5 + Powerball	$8	2,676
1 of 5 + Powerball	$5	19,474
Powerball Only	$4	46,182

Wed Feb 28, 2024 Powerball Payout of California(with PowerPlay)
Numbers Matched	Prizes	# Winners

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