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Wednesday's Powerball jackpot climbs to $201 million; One second prize ticket sold
Updated: Sunday, May 16, 2021 01:22 AM
Wall Street is not the only place where fortunes are made and lost these days. One fortune is going to be up for grabs on Wednesday, when Powerball lottery has $201 million on the line. The lump-sum cash payout will be $137.4 million. Powerball's grand prize increased because no player hit all 5 lotto numbers plus the Powerball number drawn Saturday night. The winning numbers from Saturday, May 15th, 2021 drawing were 04-10-37-39-69 and Powerball was 24.
Though the jackpot was not hit Saturday evening, some people still walked away with huge pile of cash. There was only one lucky player that correctly matched the first 5 numbers and won the 2nd prize. The one lucky ticket(s) bought in Indiana, each won 1 million dollar cash by matching all 5 white ball numbers.
Additional prizes won Saturday night included 16 tickets that matched 4 white ball numbers as well as the Powerball and won $10,000. 5 additional tickets of this prize level were also wisely purchased with the Power Play option that multiplied winnings 4 times to $40,000 cash! Additional prizes won Saturday night included 337 tickets that matched 4 white numbers and won $100. 93 additional tickets of this prize level were also wisely bought with the Power Play option that doubled winnings to $200 cash! Other prizes won Saturday night included 863 tickets that matched 3 white numbers as well as the Powerball and won $100. 242 additional tickets at this prize level were also purchased with the Power Play option that doubled winnings to $200 cash.
With nine different ways to win, the Saturday night's drawing generated 660,315 winning tickets nationwide with a total amount of $0 prizes.
Powerball is an American popular lottery game sold in 44 member states as a shared jackpot game. Powerball drawings occur 2 times a week every Wednesday and Saturday night at 7:59 p.m. Pacific Time. The overall odds of winning any prizes is about 1 to 32. The chances of matching all six Powerball numbers are 1 to 292,201,338. The minimum Powerball jackpot starts at $40,000,000. The annuity option is paid in 30 yearly increment payments. Winners may choose one lump sum cash payout option instead.
| Sat May 15, 2021 Powerball Payout of U.S. | | Numbers Matched | Prizes | # Winners | | 5 of 5 + Powerball | $183,000,000 | 0 | | 5 of 5 | $1,000,000 | 1
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| | 4 of 5 + Powerball | $50,000 | 16 | | 4 of 5 | $100 | 337 | | 3 of 5 + Powerball | $100 | 863 | | 3 of 5 | $7 | 21,933 | | 2 of 5 + Powerball | $7 | 18,450 | | 1 of 5 + Powerball | $4 | 140,127 | | Powerball Only | $4 | 323,328 |
| Sat May 15, 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 | 5 | | 4 of 5 with Power Play | $150,000 | 93 | | 3 of 5 + Powerball with Power Play | $300 | 242 | | 3 of 5 with Power Play | $300 | 6,820 | | 2 of 5 + Powerball with Power Play | $21 | 5,667 | | 1 of 5 + Powerball with Power Play | $21 | 43,633 | | Powerball Only with Power Play | $12 | 98,800 |
| Sat May 15, 2021 Powerball Payout of California(w/o PowerPlay) | | Numbers Matched | Prizes | # Winners | | 5 of 5 + Powerball | $183,000,000 | 0 | | 5 of 5 | $1,000,000 | 0 | | 4 of 5 + Powerball | $50,000 | 2 | | 4 of 5 | $100 | 50 | | 3 of 5 + Powerball | $100 | 121 | | 3 of 5 | $7 | 3,160 | | 2 of 5 + Powerball | $7 | 2,530 | | 1 of 5 + Powerball | $4 | 19,683 | | Powerball Only | $4 | 45,410 |
| Sat May 15, 2021 Powerball Payout of California(with PowerPlay) | | Numbers Matched | Prizes | # Winners |
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