The Powerball drawing on Wednesday, Oct. 4 is estimated to be worth around $1.20 billion.
If a lucky player wins Wednesday’s Powerball jackpot, it would be the third largest Powerball jackpot and the seventh largest jackpot in U.S. history.
- Here are the winning Powerball numbers for Wednesday, Oct. 4, 2023: 9-35-54-63-64 and red ball number 1. The Power Play option was 2x.
This is the first time in Powerball history that back-to-back jackpot cycles have created billion dollar grand prizes.
The Powerball jackpot was last won on July 19 in California, when a single ticket won a jackpot worth $1.08 billion. There have been 32 drawings since then without a jackpot winner.
If someone wins Wednesday night’s drawing, they will have to choose between an annuitized prize worth around $1.2 billion or a lump sum payment estimated at $551.7 million. Both prize options are before taxes.
More about Powerball
Powerball tickets are $2 per play. Powerball drawings are held every Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday at 10:59 p.m. at the Florida Lottery draw studio in Tallahassee.
Tickets are sold in 45 states, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, and the U.S. Virgin Islands.
Tickets may be purchased until 9:45 p.m. the day of the drawing at retailers throughout the state. Tickets also may be purchased online at MichiganLottery.com.
Jackpot winners can choose to receive their prize in an annuity, paid in 30 graduated payments over 29 years, or a lump sum payment. Both advertised prize options are before federal and jurisdictional taxes.