Powerball’s $632.6 Million Jackpot Hit With Two WinnersPrize One Of Largest In Game's History Dating To 1992 |
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Two tickets sold in California and Wisconsin matched all six numbers in Powerball’s Wednesday night drawing, according to a statement from the lottery group.
The pot, which had a cash option of $450.2 million, was the 7th largest in Powerball history. The ticket holders, who have yet to come forward, will split the $632.6 million jackpot. Each ticket is worth an annuitized $316.3 million or a $225.1 million cash payout. Both are pre-tax.
The winning numbers in the Jan. 5, 2022 drawing were white balls 6-14-25-33-46. The Powerball number was 17.
There weren’t just two winners in the drawing. Per Powerball, more than 3 million tickets won prizes ranging from $4 to $2 million. Some of the top-winning tickets included 12 Match 5 tickets worth $1 million each sold in Arizona, California, Florida (3), Indiana, Maryland, Missouri, New Jersey, New York (2), and Texas. There were also two Match 5 + Power Play tickets worth $2 million each sold in Florida and Georgia.
The Powerball jackpot was previously hit in the Oct. 4, 2021 drawing by a single ticket in California that won a $699.8 million prize, the 5th largest in history for the game. It was also the 7th largest ever when including Mega Millions.
The $632.6 million jackpot was Powerball’s second grand prize hit since the game introduced a third weekly drawing on Monday nights in August.
Powerball tickets are $2 per play. Tickets are sold in 45 states, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, and the U.S. Virgin Islands. More than half of all proceeds from the sale of a Powerball ticket remain in the jurisdiction where the ticket was sold, according to the group.
The odds of winning the jackpot are 1 in 292.2 million. Powerball still holds the world record for the largest jackpot, set in 2016. The record $1.586 billion jackpot was shared by winners in California, Florida, and Tennessee.
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