Since January 6, the latest Powerball jackpot has been growing to a record-smashing $1.5 billion.
The latest drawing took place Wednesday, January 13 at 10:59 p.m. EST.
Here are the winning numbers: 8, 27, 34, 4, 19 Powerball: 10.
In order to win the whole jackpot, all six of your numbers must match the winning numbers, but the first five can be in any order.
There are other winning combinations. The possible cash prize winners could have the following matching numbers:
- Match all 5 white numbers only — $1 million
- Match 4 out of 5 white numbers + Powerball — $50,000
- Match 4 white numbers only — $100
- Match 3 white numbers + Powerball — $100
- Match 3 white numbers only — $7
- Match 2 white numbers + Powerball — $7
- Match 1 white number + Powerball — $4
- Powerball only — $4
Powerball will update its "Winner Summary" page within a day of the drawing, indicating how many winning tickets were sold for each prize category.
If you happen to beat the 1 in 292 million odds and win the whole shebang, don't forget to follow the wise words of our favorite lottery expert on Reddit. First you need to lawyer-up, and then make sure you limit how much money you spend or give away. There are plenty of horror stories out there about lottery winners who went broke within a few years of becoming multi-millionaires overnight.
If no purchased tickets match this drawing's numbers for the entire $1.5 billion jackpot, the pool will continue to grow until the next drawing on Saturday, January 16. It is currently projected to come in at $2 billion.
Hey, you never know...
