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Powerball Jackpot Climbs to $700 Million After No Winner in Wednesday's Drawing

The rollover follows a Wednesday drawing that yielded multiple seven-figure winners, setting up Saturday's 10:59 p.m. ET drawing.

Powerball has jackpotted to $50m after no ticket scored the division one prize on Thursday night.
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Overview

  • Winning numbers for Aug. 20 were 31-59-62-65-68 with Powerball 5 and a 2X Power Play, with no ticket matching all six.
  • The next estimated grand prize is $700 million with a lump-sum cash option of about $316.3 million before taxes, according to Powerball.
  • Wednesday’s draw produced large secondary prizes, including a $2 million Tennessee ticket (Match 5 + Power Play) and $1 million winners in Michigan and Oklahoma.
  • The result marked the 36th consecutive drawing without a jackpot win since a $204.5 million ticket in California on May 31.
  • Powerball tickets cost $2 and are sold in 45 states plus D.C., Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands, with jackpot odds of 1 in 292.2 million and drawings held Monday, Wednesday and Saturday.