Overview
- The annuitized prize for Wednesday is estimated at $1.25 billion, with a lump-sum cash option of about $572.1 million before taxes.
- Monday’s winning numbers were 23, 35, 59, 63, 68 and Powerball 2, with a Power Play multiplier of 4.
- A ticket sold in Salinas, California matched five white balls for $708,443 under the state’s pari‑mutuel payout method, while a similar Arizona ticket is worth $1 million.
- The next Powerball drawing is set for 10:59 p.m. ET Wednesday, and the odds of winning the jackpot are roughly 1 in 292.2 million.
- Separately, Tuesday’s Mega Millions drawing yielded 20-24-46-59-65 and Mega Ball 07 for an estimated $80 million jackpot with a $36.2 million cash option.