Powerball Results, Numbers for 4/24/21: Did Anyone Win the $116 Million?
The winning numbers in Saturday night's Powerball drawing were 22, 36, 48, 59 and 61. The Powerball was 22 and the Power Play was X3.
No-one won the $104 million jackpot, according to the Powerball website.
It means the jackpot will rise to an estimated $116 million (with a cash value of $80.6 million) for the next drawing, on Thursday April 29.
Six people successfully matched four numbers $50,000 plus the Powerball to win $50,000, with another six winning $150,000 thanks to a Power Play purchase.
A further 288 players matched four balls without having the Powerball to win a $100 prize. Seventy players tripled their winnings to $300 thanks to Power Plays.
The top prize will have not been won for more than a month at the time of the next draw.
The Powerball jackpot was last won on March 27, when a player from Florida scooped $238 million. That winning ticket was bought at a Publix, located in Lutz.
Your chances of winning
Each ticket has the same chance of winning, no matter how many are purchased for each draw. There is a 1 in 24.9 chance of winning any prize, according to Powerball's official website.
The odds of winning the big jackpot (set to be £116 million next time around) are a much, much higher at 1 in 292,201,338.
Winners can choose to either select their prize as an annuity, or for significantly less, a lump-sum payment. The annuity option sees the winner receive 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 jackpot (stay calm and....), call lottery officials at 1-800-222-0996.
How to play Powerball
Drawings usually take place twice a week on a Wednesday and Saturday night, at 10:59 p.m. ET. Each draw is broadcast live from the lottery studio which is located in Tallahassee, Florida.
Players select five numbers from 1 to 69, in addition to one red Powerball number from 1 to 26. Each ticket costs $2 per play.
In certain circumstances, players can also multiply non-jackpot prizes by using the Power Play option for an additional $1.
Where can you play?
Powerball, along with Mega Millions, is one of the most popular multi-state lotteries in the U.S.
You can play in 45 states, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands. Lottery tickets are not sold in Alabama, Alaska, Hawaii, Nevada and Utah.
You will no longer be able to purchase tickets in Idaho from August 2021 after state lawmakers voted to end the lottery there over concerns about foreign participation.
Later this year, Powerball is set to expand outside the U.S., with Australia included in 2021. The game will also be available to play in the U.K. in 2022.
