The Powerball drawing on Saturday night is worth a whopping $625 million with a cash option worth $380.6 million. The drawing is set for 10:59 p.m. EST in Atlanta, Georgia.
The lottery drawing on Saturday night is the fourth largest jackpot in Powerball history and the seventh largest jackpot in the U.S. lottery, according to a Powerball press release.
"A lot like the flowers in the southwest, this $625 million Powerball jackpot is a spectacular super bloom," said David Barden, Powerball Product Group Chairman and New Mexico Lottery CEO. "It does not happen often – and when it does, everyone wants to be a part of it."
The last Powerball drawing did not have a jackpot winner, but there were plenty of other winners who won smaller prizes. On Wednesday, the winning numbers were 10-14-50-53-63, Powerball 21, and Power Play 2X, according to the Powerball website. There was one winner in South Carolina who won two million dollars after matching five of the winning numbers and the Power Play. There were also four one million dollars winners from Florida, Kentucky, New Jersey and South Carolina after they matched five of the winning numbers, the lottery website states.
The popular lottery game is played in 44 states across the U.S., including Washington D.C., Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands. Tickets only cost $2 to play and can be purchased at convenience stores, gas stores, and some grocery stores in the states that participate in the Powerball lottery.
To play the game, lottery players can select five numbers ranging from one to 69 and then choosing one number from one to 26 for the Powerball. Players also have the option of purchasing a Power Play, which costs an additional dollar and can multiply non-jackpot prizes by two to 10 times more.
Those who win the lottery and wish to remain anonymous need to check the rules of their state and the lottery drawing. The Powerball website states that some states are required by law to provide the winner's name, the city they live in, the game won and prize amount to any third party that asks for the information, but some states will allow players to claim their prizes anonymously.
The winning numbers are updated on the website every night there is a drawing. To watch the drawing live, it is broadcasted on television stations across the country. The drawings can also be viewed live online from the news station in Atlanta.
Watch the Powerball drawing live online here:
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