Wednesday night's lottery drawing for the Powerball is scheduled for 10:59 p.m. EST and the jackpot was at an estimated $144 million as of Wednesday afternoon. The cash value for the jackpot was at $86.6 million
The drawing is scheduled for Wednesday night at 10:59 p.m. and was set to be broadcast on a number of local news channels as well as WSB-TV in Atlanta. A list of television stations that would have the live drawing broadcast on them is available from Powerball and a recording of the drawing is uploaded to the website shortly after it happens. The winning numbers are also updated on the site shortly after they are drawn as well. In the hours following the drawing the lottery also announces online whether or not there were any jackpot winners.
Watch the Power Ball drawing live streaming online from WSB-TV here:
Playing the Powerball costs $2 a ticket and an additional dollar for anyone who wants to add the Power Play to potentially multiply their winnings. When the multiplier is 10 times the winnings it can only be used then the jackpot is $150 million or less, according to Powerball.
The cutoff time for buying tickets varies from state to state but it's usually an hour or two hours before the drawing happens. Those who wish to play should keep in mind that the drawing is held at 10:59 p.m. EST so their cut off time could potentially be several hours before 11 p.m. in their time zone.
Other aspects of the lottery also vary by state like whether or not the winner can stay anonymous after winning the jackpot and how long they have to cash in their ticket before it expires.
There are nine ways ticketholders can win by matching any combination of their numbers with the winning numbers. The five white balls are chosen from a pool of one to 69 and the one red Powerball is chosen from a pool of one to 26. In order to win the jackpot, the ticketholders have to have the same numbers for the five White balls and the same Powerball as is chosen the night of the drawing. Those playing the lottery can either choose their numbers themselves or they can have the numbers randomly chosen when they buy their tickets.
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