Powerball jackpot soars to $905M, eighth-largest in game's history - Fox Business

The Powerball jackpot surged to an estimated $975 million ahead of Wednesday night's drawing, making it the eighth-largest prize in the game's history. The pot grew after no ticket matched all six numbers from Monday night's drawing. The white balls were 6, 37, 54, 55, 64. The red Powerball was 10 and the Power Play multiplier was three. It now has an estimated cash value of $422.3 million, according to the lottery. The odds of winning a prize are 1 in 24.9, while the odds of hitting the jackpot are 1 in 292.2 million. Though there was no jackpot winner in the latest drawing, two tickets matched all five white balls, the lottery said. Winning Match 5 tickets were sold in California and Maryland. A ticket matching all five white balls was sold in Tennessee and included the Power Play option, increasing the prize to $2 million.  Wednesday's drawing will mark the 44th in the current jackpot run. The Powerball jackpot was last won on May 2, when two tickets in Florida and Texas split a $20 million prize. The winner can choose between a lump sum payment or an annuitized prize – one immediate payment followed by 29 annual payments. Both options are before taxes. Powerball tickets are sold in 45 states, Washington, D.C., Puerto Rico, the U.S. Virgin Islands and the United Kingdom. Drawings occur three nights a week, on Monday, Wednesday and Saturday.