Powerball jackpot surpasses a half-billion dollars. When are the next drawings?
So far no one has won the massive Powerball jackpot that has soared over a half-billion dollars.
In fact, there hasn’t been a jackpot winner in 33 drawings since someone in Pennsylvania won the $206.9 million jackpot on Aug. 3, according to a Powerball news release.
The next Powerball drawing will take place on Saturday, Oct. 22, at 10:59 p.m. ET for a chance to win the $580 million jackpot, the 10th largest jackpot, according to Powerball.
No one won the jackpot during the Wednesday, Oct. 19, drawing, so the prize increased by about $72 million since then.
There were, however, smaller wins from matching five white balls. Two players each scored $1 million in New Jersey and Michigan, and another person in New Jersey won $2 million by adding on the Power Play feature for a $1.
Powerball tickets can be bought on the day of the drawing, but sales cut-off times vary from state to state.
Drawings happen Saturday, Monday and Wednesday, and the national lottery game costs $2 to play.
This year, there have been four other Powerball jackpot winners.
California and Wisconsin winners split a $632.6 million jackpot win on Jan. 5, while a Connecticut player won the $185.3 million jackpot on Feb. 14.
Then an Arizona winner hit the $473.1 million jackpot on April 27, and a player in Vermont won $366.7 million on June 29.
This story was originally published October 21, 2022 at 5:05 PM.
