Overview

• Saturday’s drawing will be the 42nd since the last jackpot on May 31, tying the game’s record for consecutive rollovers.
• Wednesday’s winning numbers were 3-16-29-61-69 with Powerball 22 and Power Play 2x.
• California confirmed two five-number winners worth $984,594 each, sold at an Albertsons in Bakersfield and a Stater Bros. in Riverside.
• An Ohio ticket was among 11 that matched five numbers for $1 million, and tickets in Michigan, Oregon, Texas and Wyoming won $2 million with Power Play.
• A winner could choose a 30-year annuity or a lump-sum cash estimate of about $770.3 million before federal withholding and possible additional taxes.