These are Wednesday’s winning Powerball numbers as lottery jackpot reaches $1.2 billion
It’s time again to check those Powerball tickets yet again because Wednesday’s estimated jackpot has reached a whopping $1.2 billion, according to California Lottery officials.
The winning numbers, drawn Wednesday, Oct. 4, are 9, 35, 54, 63, 64; the Powerball is 1. The Power Play, a bonus multiplier for most tickets sold across the nation, was 2x.
Late Wednesday night, California Lottery officials said no one ticket matched all six numbers in Wednesday’s drawing, boosting Saturday’s drawing jackpot to an estimated $1.4 billion.
State officials did say that two tickets in the state matched five numbers without the Powerball, worth $1.2 million. Those tickets were sold in Elk Grove and Vacaville.
According to Powerball officials, another five tickets — in Colorado, New York, Pennsylvania and Texas — also matched five numbers. Another three tickets — in Kentucky, Pennsylvania and Texas — matched the five main numbers and the so-called Power Play, a multiplier component of the game used in 44 states and the District of Columbia. Only California foregoes the Power Play in its ticket sales.
The last Powerball jackpot, where all six numbers were matched, came July 19 when a ticket was sold in Los Angeles that was worth $1.08 billion. The grand prize has been building steam since July 22 and, through Wednesday, the Powerball has been drawn 33 times without a jackpot winner.
The odds of hitting the grand prize jackpot are 1 in 292.2 million.
The estimated $1.2 billion jackpot Wednesday would have been worth $551.7 million in cash if taken in a lump sum, according to California Lottery officials.
That lump sum would be less after taxes — 25% is withheld by lottery officials with the winner responsible for the rest. Most states also tax state winnings, though 15 states including California, Florida and Texas do not.
If someone draws the lucky numbers, Saturday’s drawing will reset to $20 million. If no one wins, the jackpot will continue to climb past $1.2 billion.
Powerball is played in 45 states, as well as Washington, D.C.; Puerto Rico; and the U.S. Virgin Islands.
This story was originally published October 4, 2023 at 9:01 PM with the headline "These are Wednesday’s winning Powerball numbers as lottery jackpot reaches $1.2 billion."