Overview

• Wednesday’s drawing produced the winning numbers 15-27-43-45-53 with a Powerball of 09 and a 2X Power Play
• The jackpot climbed to an estimated $449 million after no winner on August 4, offering a one-time cash payout of about $203.9 million before taxes
• Players face odds of 1-in-292.2 million and can pay an extra $1 for Power Play multipliers that boost non-jackpot prizes
• Powerball drawings occur at 10:59 p.m. Eastern on Mondays, Wednesdays and Saturdays, with the next drawing scheduled for Saturday, August 9
• PennLive leveraged generative AI to compile Wednesday’s lottery results from the Pennsylvania Lottery under review and editing by Advance Media staff