Justin Boggs
Winner of $1.6 billion Mega Millions jackpot claims prize in Florida
The winner of the $1.6 billion Mega Millions jackpot in August — the third-largest in U.S. history — has come forward to claim the prize.
LEARN MOREPosted: 6:43 a.m. EDT Sep 28, 2023
Saturday's Powerball jackpot will grow to an estimated $925 million after no one hit all six numbers in Wednesday's drawing worth over $850 million. Saturday marks the fourth-largest jackpot in the lottery's history.
The numbers for Wednesday's drawing were 1-7-46-47-63 and a Powerball of 7.
The odds of winning the jackpot are about 1 in 292 million. There have been four winning Powerball tickets sold in 2023.
The Powerball jackpot has grown since a winning ticket was sold on July 19, marking 29 consecutive drawings without a winner.
Powerball also has prizes ranging from $4 to $2 million, and the odds of winning a smaller prize are about 1 in 25. There were nearly 1.8 million winning tickets for smaller prizes on Wednesday. Among the smaller prizes, four tickets on Wednesday hit all five white balls, which pays out at least $1 million.
Powerball is played in 45 states and Washington, D.C. Saturday's jackpot is the second-largest Powerball has had this year; a winning ticket was sold in California on Jul. 19. That jackpot was worth $1.08 billion.
Since Powerball lengthened the odds of hitting all six numbers in 2015, the multi-state lottery generally has six to nine winners a year. All 10 of its largest jackpots have also come since 2015. The largest Powerball jackpot in history was $2.04 billion, won on Nov. 7, 2022.
The $925 million jackpot figure is based on the winner choosing the annuity option. If the winner takes the lump sum, that person would win $432.4 million. Both figures are before taxes.
