Powerball Jackpot Numbers, Results for 11/21/18: Did Anyone Win The Powerball Jackpot Wednesday (Last) Night?

The most recent Powerball drawing on Wednesday night was worth $139 million with a $79.3 million cash option. Did anyone get lucky enough to win the jackpot?

Wednesday night's drawing took place at 11 p.m. EST. The winning numbers were 07-14-23-38-55, Powerball: 18, and PowerPlay: 2X according to the Powerball website. There were no Powerball winners Wednesday night, but the next drawing will take place on Saturday with an estimated $155 million jackpot with a cash option of $88.5 million, the website states.

After Wednesday night's drawing there were no $2 million Match Five plus Power Play winners, but there were three $1 million Match 5 winners. The winning Match 5 Powerball tickets for the November 21 drawing were sold in Arizona, Idaho and Nebraska.

Powerball is one of the largest lottery games played across the U.S. The game is played in 44 states, including the District of Columbia, the U.S. Virgin Islands and Puerto Rico, according to the Powerball website. The drawings are typically held on Wednesday and Saturday nights at 10:59 p.m. EST, and the deadline to play and purchase tickets is until 10:45 p.m. EST before the next drawing. Tickets cost $2 to play.

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A customer buys Powerball tickets at Kavanagh Liquors on January 13, 2016, in San Lorenzo, California. The Wednesday night Powerball drawing is worth $139 million with a $79.3 cash option. Justin Sullivan/Getty Images

Last week, a man in New York City claimed $343.9 million Powerball jackpot after winning last month. Robert Bailey played the combination 8-12-13-19-27-4 on October 27 and collected his check at the Resort World Casino in Queens, New York. Bailey, a retired postal worker, won the largest prize in New York Lottery history, The New York Times reported. He decided to choose the lump sum payout of $125,396,690 after taxes.

"I'm still in somewhat of a shock but I'm happy also again," he told The New York Post. "I'm totally blessed."

He told The Times he played the same numbers in the same order for the last 25 years. He told the publication he planned to use the money to "give back to Manhattan," but did not specify how he would do so.

"I still want to be me. I can't let money change me. I'm going to keep doing the right thing," Bailey told the publication.

Bailey split his winnings with Lerynne West, 51, of Redfield, Iowa. During a press conference earlier this month, West told lottery officials that the winnings were a "life-changing moment." Iowa Lottery CEO Terry Rich said it was exciting two people got to share the prize.

"The fact that this jackpot was split by tickets in two very different settings – one in New York City and the other in a small rural town – goes to show what we've said so many times: You just never know where the next big winner will hit," Rich said at the time. "It also shows that Powerball is working the way it was intended, by giving people all across the country the chance to win prizes of all sizes, including the jackpot."

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