The winning numbers for an estimated $1.8 billion Powerball jackpot \u2014 the game’s second-largest prize ever \u2014 are 11, 23, 44, 61, 62 with a Powerball of 17.<\/p>\n
Saturday’s jackpot has an estimated cash value of $826.4 million, Powerball said<\/a>.\u00a0<\/p>\n It was not immediately known if there were any winners of Saturday’s jackpot.\u00a0<\/p>\n The top prize had climbed after no winning tickets were sold for Wednesday night’s $1.4 billion grand prize<\/a>. There have been six jackpots of more than $1 billion in Powerball’s 33-year history.<\/p>\n “We encourage everyone to play responsibly and take pride in knowing that every $2 ticket also helps support good causes in their community,” said Matt Strawn, Powerball Product Group Chair and Iowa Lottery CEO.<\/p>\n Jackpots rise as more and more tickets are sold as drawings approach, and the previous current holder of fourth place is a $1.326 billion jackpot won in Oregon in April 2024.<\/p>\n A single jackpot winner would have the choice<\/a> of taking a lump sum payment estimated at $826.4 million or opting for a payout via an annuity, which would consist of one immediate payment followed by 29 annual payments that increase by 5% each year.\u00a0<\/p>\n No one has won Powerball’s jackpot since May 31, when a single ticket in California<\/a> claimed a $204.5 million jackpot with a cash value of $91.6 million. So far this year, the jackpot has been hit four times.<\/p>\n The odds of winning the top prize<\/a> are 1 in 292.2 million, according to Powerball. Drawings take place every Monday, Wednesday and Saturday at 11 p.m. ET.<\/p>\n In 2022, a single ticket sold in Altadena, California, claimed a $2.04 billion jackpot, the largest in both Powerball and lottery history<\/a>. The first Powerball drawing was in 1992.<\/p>\n Powerball tickets are sold in 45 states, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands, and cost $2 each.<\/p>\n \n More from CBS News\n <\/p>\n