Overview

• Wednesday’s drawing produced no jackpot winner with numbers 9, 12, 22, 41, 61 and Powerball 25, rolling the prize to $950 million.
• The lump-sum cash option for Saturday is estimated at $428.9 million before taxes, and the figure can rise with stronger sales.
• The $950 million total ranks as the sixth-largest Powerball jackpot, trailing the $1.08 billion prize in July 2023 and the $2.04 billion record in November 2022.
• Ticket sales doubled last week, according to Matt Strawn, president of the Powerball Product Group and CEO of the Iowa Lottery.
• The eventual winner may choose a cash payout or a 30-payment annuity with annual increases of 5 percent.