Saturday evening’s Powerball drawing didn’t yield a winner, however gamers in Illinois and Indiana did acquire some large prizes within the sport.
The drawing Saturday was for a jackpot value an estimated $1 billion, however nobody matched all 5 numbers and the Powerball, which means that the following drawing on Monday will probably be for a good bigger prize.
As of Sunday morning, that estimated jackpot stands at $1.1 billion, with a money worth of almost $500 million.
Though nobody received the large jackpot, there have been 12 gamers who matched 5 of the sport’s numbers in Saturday’s drawing, and two had been from the Midwest. One participant in Illinois matched all 5 numbers however not the Powerball, taking house a $1 million prize in consequence.
In Indiana, a participant matched all 5 numbers and had additionally bought a Energy Play add-on for the sport, which means that they walked away with a $2 million prize.
The successful numbers had been 3-18-22-27-33, with the Powerball variety of 17.
Gamers in Colorado and New Hampshire additionally earned the $2 million prize, with 4 California residents additionally amassing $1 million prizes.
Powerball tickets value $2 per play, with a $1 “Energy Play” add-on accessible that multiplies all non-jackpot prizes.
Gamers who match the Powerball or one quantity and the Powerball can win a prize of $4, with extra prizes accessible based mostly on the numbers matched within the sport.
Tickets can be found in 45 states, together with Illinois and Indiana, and may both be bought at retailers or through on-line providers, together with the Illinois Lottery app.
The $1.1 billion jackpot is the most important seen within the Powerball this 12 months and the most important the sport has seen since April 2024, when an Oregon resident claimed a jackpot value greater than $1.3 billion.
For these curious, the most important Powerball jackpot in historical past was captured in Nov. 2022 by a California resident, whose ticket earned them a jackpot of greater than $2 billion.
