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Powerball jackpot moves to $183 million; 2 second prize tickets sold
Updated: Thursday, May 13, 2021 01:37 AM
Saturday's Powerball game jackpot grew to $183 million, because no ticket matched all 6 numbers drawn Wednesday night. The cash value for Saturday will be an estimated $127.4 million. Wednesday's $168 million is the total grand prize amount - before taxes - if the prize is taken in annual installments. The numbers from Wednesday, May 12th, 2021 drawing were 01-19-20-38-54 and Powerball number was 17.
Though the jackpot was not hit Wednesday evening, some people still walked away with huge pile of cash. There were 2 lucky players that matched the first 5 numbers and won the second prize. The 2 lucky ticket(s) purchased in Florida(1) and Indiana(1), each won $1 million cash by matching all 5 white ball numbers.
Additional prizes won Wednesday evening included 10 tickets that matched 4 white numbers as well as the Powerball and won $10,000. 4 additional players not only matched 4+1, but additionally bought the Power Play option, multiplying the winnings by 4 for a total win of $40,000 each! Other prizes won Wednesday evening included 324 tickets that matched 4 white ball numbers and won $100. 98 additional players not only matched 4 white ball, and also chose the Power Play option, double the winnings to a total win of $200 each! There were 842 tickets that matched 3 white ball numbers plus the Powerball and also won $100. 278 additional players not just matched 3+1, but also purchased the Power Play option, doulbled the winnings to $200 cash each ticket.
With 9 different ways to win, there were 601,005 tickets across U.S. won a total of $0 prizes in the Wednesday, May 12th, 2021 drawing.
Powerball is an American popular lottery game offered in 44 lottery jurisdictions as a shared jackpot game. Powerball uses a 5/69+1/26 matrix to randomly choose winning numbers. The overall odds of winning is about 1 to 32. The chances of winning Powerball grand prize are about 1 in 292 million. The minimum Powerball advertised grand prize starts at $40 million. Its annuity option is paid in 30 yearly increment installments. Winners may choose one-time lump-sum cash payout instead.
| Wed May 12, 2021 Powerball Payout of U.S. | | Numbers Matched | Prizes | # Winners | | 5 of 5 + Powerball | $168,000,000 | 0 | | 5 of 5 | $1,000,000 | 2
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| | 4 of 5 + Powerball | $50,000 | 10 | | 4 of 5 | $100 | 324 | | 3 of 5 + Powerball | $100 | 842 | | 3 of 5 | $7 | 20,966 | | 2 of 5 + Powerball | $7 | 16,526 | | 1 of 5 + Powerball | $4 | 125,700 | | Powerball Only | $4 | 295,119 |
| Wed May 12, 2021 Powerball Payout of US(with PowerPlay) | | Numbers Matched | Prizes | # Winners | | 5 of 5 with Power Play | $0 | 0 | | 4 of 5 + Powerball with Power Play | $2,000,000 | 4 | | 4 of 5 with Power Play | $100,000 | 98 | | 3 of 5 + Powerball with Power Play | $200 | 278 | | 3 of 5 with Power Play | $200 | 6,673 | | 2 of 5 + Powerball with Power Play | $14 | 5,232 | | 1 of 5 + Powerball with Power Play | $14 | 38,774 | | Powerball Only with Power Play | $8 | 90,457 |
| Wed May 12, 2021 Powerball Payout of California(w/o PowerPlay) | | Numbers Matched | Prizes | # Winners | | 5 of 5 + Powerball | $168,000,000 | 0 | | 5 of 5 | $1,000,000 | 0 | | 4 of 5 + Powerball | $50,000 | 3 | | 4 of 5 | $100 | 49 | | 3 of 5 + Powerball | $100 | 128 | | 3 of 5 | $7 | 3,027 | | 2 of 5 + Powerball | $7 | 2,478 | | 1 of 5 + Powerball | $4 | 18,561 | | Powerball Only | $4 | 44,051 |
| Wed May 12, 2021 Powerball Payout of California(with PowerPlay) | | Numbers Matched | Prizes | # Winners |
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