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The winning numbers in last night's Powerball lottery draw were 39, 53, 54, 56 and 57, the Powerball was 20, and the Power Play was 3X.
The Powerball jackpot was estimated at $78.1 million, with a cash option of $61.9 million—but did anyone win?
Nobody won the jackpot last night, so the prize money has rolled over to Saturday night's draw—where it will be worth an estimated $86 million with a cash option of $69.2 million.
However, a player from Texas matched five numbers using the Power Play and won $2 million. Though the Power Play was 3X, the match-five prize is only ever doubled and the jackpot is not affected by the Power Play at all.
Five players matched four numbers and the Powerball and won $50,000 and two players did the same using the Power Play, winning $150,000.
More than 180 players matched four numbers and won $100 each and more than 50 did the same using the Power Play and won $300. An additional 426 players also won $100 each but by matching three numbers and the Powerball, and more than 110 players used the Power Play to win $300.
More than 19,000 players won $7 by matching either three numbers or two numbers and the Powerball and more than 6000 won $21 using the Power Play. Finally, more than a quarter of a million players won $4 by matching either one number and the Powerball or just the Powerball, and just over 80,000 players won $12 using the Power Play.
The next Powerball drawing will take place on Saturday, May 16, at 10.59 p.m. ET. The lottery draw is shown on major networks like CBS, ABC, NBC, and Fox, although the channels vary by state and county. A video of the draw is also uploaded to YouTube afterward.
To take part in the next lottery draw, purchase a ticket from a licensed lottery retailer for $2 with the option of adding a Power Play to your ticket for an additional $1 per play. Choose five numbers between 1 and 69 for the white balls and then select one number from 1 to 26 for the red Powerball.
You can choose your numbers on a play slip or have the lottery terminal randomly pick your numbers. Sales deadlines vary by one to two hours before the drawing, depending on the selling jurisdiction.
Some lottery jurisdictions allow players to play the same numbers across multiple drawings with the Multi-Draw or Advance Play. Fill in the correct section of your play slip or tell the retailer how many drawings you wish to play with your chosen numbers.
