Did Anyone Win the $174M Jackpot?

May 2024 · 3 minute read

Powerball produced no jackpot winners on Saturday, meaning millions more will be added for the next draw—with an estimated grand prize of $186 million (with a cash value of $134.6 million).

Ten (10) was the Powerball on last night's (July 24) draw. Other winning numbers were: 1, 4, 11, 59, 67. Power Play was X2.

While no one matched all of those numbers, there were still some big winners.

Five ticket-holders matched all five balls without the Powerball to win $1 million. Two more players doubled their prize to $2 million thanks to a Power Play.

Fourteen more tickets were also just one number away from the jackpot, with four balls and the Powerball, to scoop $50,000. Five more did so with a Power Play to win $100,000.

There were also 328 tickets that matched four numbers without the Powerball to win $100; another 110 that did so with a Power Play to make it $200.

Nearly 900 (898) matched three numbers and the Powerball to also win £100, with a further 280 using a Power Play to double their winnings to $200.

The last named jackpot winner was a trust—"The Love You More Trust" represented by trustee Clay Tousey, 69, of Ponte Vedra Beach, Florida—that chose to receive winnings in a one-time, lump-sum payment of $196,706,252.17.

Where your ticket money goes

Each ticket costs $2 per play, but in certain circumstances, players can also multiply non-jackpot prizes by using the Power Play option for an additional $1.

Half of a ticket sale goes to fund prizes, with 35 percent benefitting good causes supported by lotteries, according to Powerball's website.

Another 6 percent of a ticket sale goes to retailer commissions, while 9 percent of a goes to operating expenses.

Drawings usually take place every Wednesday and Saturday, at 10:59 p.m. ET, with each draw broadcast live from a studio located in Tallahassee, Florida.

Players select one Powerball number from 1 to 26, and five other numbers from 1 to 69.

10 Biggest Powerball Wins

  • $1.586 billion won on January 13, 2016, by three players in California, Florida, and Tennessee.
  • $768.4 million won on March 27, 2019, by one player in Wisconsin
  • $758.7 million won on August 23, 2017, by one player in Massachusetts
  • $730 million won on January 20, 2021, by one player in Maryland
  • $687.8 million won on October 27, 2018, by two players in Iowa and New York
  • $590.5 million won on May 18, 2013, by one player in Florida
  • $587.5 million won on November 28, 2012, by two players in Arizona and Missouri
  • $564.1 million won on February 11, 2015, by three players in North Carolina, Puerto Rico and Texas
  • $559.7 million won on January 6, 2018, by one player in New Hampshire
  • $487 million won on July 30, 2016, by one player in New Hampshire

    • Your chances of winning

    Odds of winning the big jackpot are 1 in 292,201,338.

    But, according to Powerball's official website, each ticket has odds of 1 in 24.9 of winning a prize.

    If you do win, you can choose to take your prize as an annuity, or for significantly less, a lump-sum payment. The annuity option gives you 30 annual payments over the space of 29 years, with each payment increasing by five percent until the 30th and final payment.

    If you do win a Powerball jackpot, call lottery officials at 1-800-222-0996.

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