The Powerball prize for 08/18/21 was $274 million, and here are the numbers from the Wednesday night drawing.
5: 35-36-51-55-61
Powerball: 26
Power Play: 2x
Wednesday night’s 08/18/21 Powerball jackpot was approximated at $274 million, with a money alternative worth $197.7 million. The prize could increase if sales further lottery projections, according to authorities.
Here are the numbers from last Saturday night’s drawing:
5: 06-21-49-65-67
Powerball: 18
Power Play: 2x
The Saturday 08/14/21 Powerball jackpot deserved $258 million. There was no grand reward winner. However, one ticket was sold in Maryland that matched all five white balls, minus the red Powerball, for the game’s second award of 1 million dollars. If they bought the Power Play for an extra $1, their second prize would deserve $2 million.
Powerball, seven months earlier, had three prize winners in four illustrations. A player in Maryland hit the $731.1 million jackpot on January 20th. The prize reset to the $20 million minimum on January 23rd, which a gamer won, and another pot hit on 01/30/21.
The last grand prize winner was on Saturday June 5th for a $286 million prize. That winning ticket was sold in Jacksonville, Florida, at a Circle K corner store. The previous Powerball grand-prize winner was March 27th for a drawing worth $238 million. Before the last four winners, the previous winning Powerball ticket was sold on Wednesday, January 20, 2021, for Maryland’s $730 million prizes. It was the fourth-largest prize in the game’s history. The previous winning ticket was sold on August 12, 2020, for a prize worth $169 million. Vendors offered that ticket in Florida.
Typically, the video game would reset to a $40 million minimum, but the COVID-19 pandemic forced Powerball authorities to cut the minimum price in half, which started with the 04/11/20 pot.
The previous winning play was sold on June 10, 2020. A player purchased the last gaining ticket offered in New Jersey for the 04/08/20 jackpot worth $190 million. The previous grand reward won was $70 million in the 02/12/20 illustration with a ticket purchased in Michigan. The great reward winner before that was on 01/29/20. That ticket was sold at a 7-Eleven shop in Bonita Springs, Florida, for the $394 million terrific rewards, which had a cash option of $274.6 million.
According to Powerball’s website, the chances of hitting the grand prize jackpot are 1 in 292,201,338, regardless of the prize size.
Powerball is a multi-state lottery played twice per week among America’s two greatest lottery game jackpot video games. Powerball prizes start at $20 million, and other awards pay from $1 million to $2 million with a Power Play. Tickets are $2. You can inspect the numbers for tonight or any past winning numbers on the leading Powerball site.
There are nine methods to win money throughout the Powerball. Getting the Powerball with no other numbers pays $4 and much more if the power play is purchased for an extra dollar. The specific payout opts for one ball plus the Powerball, and $7 is the payout for two correct numbers with the Powerball, or three valid numbers and no Powerball.
If all five white, numbered balls are chosen, however, the red Powerball is not appropriate, the payment is $1 million, with an even higher amount if the power play is selected.
The other multi-state lotto is Mega Millions, which is used Tuesdays and Fridays. Like Powerball, the prize is reset at $20 million after a jackpot is won, and one line of numbers is $2, with a $1 choice to increase their profits with a Megaplier. Here is the Mega Millions site to learn more or to check any previous prospective numbers.