The Powerball jackpot for January 25, 2020, reached a staggering $373 million, with the winning numbers from the Saturday night drawing revealed as follows:
First Five: 02-09-17-36-67
Powerball: 18
Power Play: 2x
Saturday’s Powerball draw, on January 25, 2020, boasted an estimated jackpot of $373 million, with a cash option totaling $253.7 million. Officials noted that if ticket sales surpassed lottery projections, the jackpot amount could have increased further.
For the preceding Wednesday draw on January 22, 2020, where the jackpot stood at $343 million, the winning numbers were: 11-33-44-59-67, with a Powerball of 08. The Power Play multiplier was 3x. While no grand prize winner emerged that Wednesday, two tickets sold in South Carolina and Virginia matched all five white balls, securing the second prize of $1 million each. Opting for the Power Play would have doubled the value of these tickets to $2 million each.
The most recent grand prize winning ticket was sold in California on November 2, 2019, with a jackpot worth $150 million.
Regardless of the jackpot size, the odds of winning the grand prize jackpot stand at 1 in 292,201,338, as stated on the Powerball website.
Powerball, one of America’s leading lottery jackpot games, holds draws every Wednesday and Saturday. Jackpots start at $40 million, with other prizes ranging from $1 million to $2 million with the Power Play option. Each ticket costs $2. Interested individuals can check the latest and past winning numbers on the official Powerball website.
Mega Millions, the other major multi-state lottery, conducts draws on Tuesdays and Fridays, featuring a jackpot that resets to $40 million after each win. A single line of numbers costs $2, with an additional $1 option for the Megaplier multiplier. More details and potential past numbers can be found on the Mega Millions website.
Powerball offers nine ways to win prizes, starting from $4 for matching just the Powerball number, with even higher payouts available if the Power Play option is selected. The same $4 payout applies for matching one ball plus the Powerball, while $7 is awarded for two correct numbers with the Powerball, or three correct numbers without the Powerball.
In our subsequent update on Saturday night, we’ll announce the drawing payouts for the Powerball draw on January 25, 2020, and reveal if there was a winner and their location.
Lastly, here are the all-time top Powerball jackpot prizes:
- $1.586 billion (January 13, 2016) – Winning tickets sold in California, Florida, and Tennessee
- $768.4 million (March 27, 2019) – Single ticket sold in Wisconsin
- $758.7 million (August 23, 2017) – Single ticket sold in Massachusetts
- $687.8 million (October 27, 2018) – Two winning tickets sold in Iowa and New York
- $590.5 million (May 18, 2013) – Single ticket sold in Florida
- $587.5 million (November 28, 2012) – Two winning tickets sold in Missouri and Arizona.
