Since then, there have been 24 consecutive Powerball drawings without a jackpot winner. The Powerball jackpot was previously hit in the July 19 drawing when a ticket in California won a prize worth $1.08 billion, the third-largest Powerball jackpot ever won.
A ticket in South Carolina won a $2 million prize by matching all five white balls and including the prize multiplier feature, Power Play®, for an additional $1 per play. The Wednesday drawing produced more than 885 thousand winning tickets across the country, including a ticket in Missouri that matched all five white balls to win a $1 million prize. The Powerball jackpot rolled Wednesday night after no ticket matched all six numbers drawn – white balls 22, 30, 37, 44, 45 and red Powerball 18.
The jackpot has a cash value of $288.2 million. The Powerball® jackpot has eluded players again and has jumped to an estimated $596 million for the next drawing on Saturday, Sept 16.
