The bright Sunshine State of Florida started this week off with a shiny new millionaire to its name. One lucky Powerball player from the state hit the jackpot on Monday, scooping up the staggering $215 million prize. The identity of the champion remains hidden, but the impact on the remaining fortune is striking. With a significant bite taken out of the pot, the upcoming Wednesday’s drawing now boasts a reset sum of $20 million.
Acquiring a lottery ticket for this drawing might offer massive benefits to the holder. If the Powerball lottery gods decide to smile on someone this Wednesday, the successful contestant will pack their bags with an impressive $9.3 million in cash as per the lottery’s estimations. The much-anticipated winning numbers are slated to be unveiled just past 11 p.m. ET on Wednesday, watch this space for the exciting reveal.
Shifting back into the past, let’s flash a spotlight onto the last Powerball draw from May 8. The numbers that tipped the scales of fortune were 43, 51, 44, 7, and 41, along with a Powerball of 5. The Power Play at the time was 2X. These champion digits were brought to you by Jackpocket, the official digital lottery courier of the esteemed USA TODAY network.
Are you wondering if someone hit the bull’s eye with the Powerball? Time will tell. Keep your tickets close and your hopes high; we’ll be updating you about any Powerball winners at the earliest.
Powerball is a game of strategy and chance, available for a modest fee of $2 per ticket. Venture into your local convenience store, fuel station, or grocery supermarket to be part of the action. To play, select five white balls numbered 1 to 69, and one red powerball between 1 and 26 on your ticket. A bonus “Power Play” can be added to your game plan too for just an additional dollar; this feature augments all non-jackpot winnings, multiplying them by 2X, 3X, 4X, 5X, or as high as 10X!
If number picking is not your forte, simply ask the cashier for a “Quick Pick,” and a computerized system will generate numbers for you, printed right onto your Powerball ticket. Drawings for this game of chance are held every Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday night. If the jackpot remains elusive, it grows even heftier for the next draw.
Tickets are sold not only at physical locations like gas stations, stores, and even some airport terminals, but can also be procured online via the Jackpocket app. Its digital network extends over Arizona, Arkansas, Colorado, Idaho, Massachusetts, Minnesota, Montana, Nebraska, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, Ohio, Oregon, Puerto Rico, Texas, Washington D.C. and West Virginia. With this app, you can not only order your lottery ticket, but visually verify it and, hopefully, see your winnings boom right on your phone or computer.
As the digital curtain falls over another Powerball round remember, this game demands responsibility. For anyone battling a gambling problem, there’s always help. Keep the excitement alive, but never neglect health and well-being for the sake of a win. Good luck!
