Overview

• Saturday’s annuitized prize is estimated at $1.8 billion, with a cash option of about $826.4 million before taxes.
• Wednesday’s numbers were 3, 16, 29, 61, 69 and Powerball 22, and no ticket matched all six numbers.
• More than 6.3 million tickets won smaller prizes in the latest drawing, including eleven $1 million winners and four $2 million winners.
• A jackpot winner can choose a 30-year annuity with 5% annual increases or a one-time lump-sum payment, both subject to federal and potential state taxes.
• The odds of winning the jackpot are 1 in 292.2 million; tickets cost $2 and are sold in 45 states plus D.C., Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands, with drawings held Monday, Wednesday and Saturday.