On Saturday, three players each won a million dollars. Two players bought tickets that turned out to be worth $50,000, matching four of the first five numbers and the Powerball. The chance of winning the jackpot is about one in 292 million.
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Tickets for Wednesday’s drawing can be purchased until 10 p.m. Wednesday at any Connecticut Lottery retailer.
Tonight’s Mega Millions drawing will be for a $145 million jackpot and tonight’s Natural State Jackpot is at $45,000. The winning numbers were 09-11-14-16-42, and the Powerball number was 19. According to the official Powerball website, the game starts at $40 million and then keeps on going until it’s won.
The last time the Powerball jackpot reached such a high sum was February 2015, when the total rounded off at $564.1 million. With Wednesday’s Powerball jackpot now at $400,000,000, NY will see even more winners across the state. It was sold with the $1 Power Play option, which boosted the prize to $2 million. Each Powerball play is $2.
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Winners have 180 days from the drawing to claim their prize. In Pennsylvania, tickets are sold until 9:59 p.m. on drawing nights, Wednesday and Saturday.
