$1 Million Winning Powerball Ticket Sold In CT, Jackpot At $1B Now

CONNECTICUT — No one won the $900 million Powerball jackpot on Monday, July 17, but a $1 million consolation prize was sold in Connecticut, according to the Connecticut Lottery.

The next Powerball drawing is scheduled for Wednesday, July 19 and the top prize is currently set at $1 billion and the one-time cash payout is $516.8 million.

The winning Powerball numbers are drawn every Monday, Wednesday and Saturday at 10:59 p.m. Eastern time, with Powerball results usually posted within 5 minutes.

Ticket sales end at least one hour before the drawing in most states, but a state may halt sales earlier.

The winning Powerball numbers for Monday, July 17, are: 05, 08, 09, 17, 41 and the Powerball of 21.

According to the Connecticut Lottery, 35,318 "winning tickets" were sold in Connecticut for the Monday, July 17 Powerball drawing. This means that someone won between $4 and $1 million.

Here is the breakdown via the CT Lottery:

• 1 person won $1 million
• 48 people won $400
• 74 people won $100
• everyone else won between $4 and $28

The Powerball jackpot was last won in the April 19, 2023 drawing, when a ticket in Ohio matched all five white balls and the red Powerball to win a grand prize worth $252.6 million. Since then, there have been 33 consecutive drawings without a jackpot winner.

The largest Powerball jackpot in history was $2.04 billion, which was claimed by a single winner in California in November 2022.

Here are the top 10 largest Powerball prizes in the game's history:

1. $2.04 Billion – Nov. 7, 2022 – CA
2. $1.586 Billion – Jan. 13, 2016 – CA, FL, TN
3. $768.4 Million – March 27, 2019 – WI
4. $758.7 Million – Aug. 23, 2017 – MA
5. $754.6 Million – Feb. 6, 2023 - WA
6. $731.1 Million – Jan. 20, 2021 – MD
7. $699.8 Million – Oct. 4, 2021 – CA
8. $687.8 Million – Oct. 27, 2018 – IA, NY
9. $632.6 Million – Jan. 5, 2022 – CA, WI
10. $590.5 Million – May 18, 2013 – Florida

To win the Powerball jackpot, a player must match all five white balls in any order and the red Powerball number. The odds of picking the correct Powerball grand prize numbers are one in 292,201,338, which doesn't change even if more players buy tickets when the jackpot is enormous.

You have a better chance of winning the Powerball jackpot if you let the computer select your numbers, according to lottery officials. About 75 percent of winning tickets over the years had numbers picked by a computer.

Winners can choose to either have the full jackpot amount paid out in 30 installments over 29 years, or winners can take one lump sum payment that is smaller than the actual total.Powerball tickets cost $2 each. Find locations where you can buy your Powerball tickets here.

Lottery officials have advice for whoever has the winning numbers:

1. Sign your winning ticket. Write your full name and signature on the back of the winning ticket. If you lose your ticket, having your name on the ticket means that no one else will be able to cash it in.
2. Keep your winning ticket in a safe place. Take steps to protect your winning lottery ticket by putting it somewhere safe where it won't accidentally get thrown out.
3. Get legal and financial advice. It might be wise to talk to some experienced professionals such as a lawyer, an accountant, or an investment advisor to help manage your winnings. The winning Powerball numbers are drawn every Monday, Wednesday and Saturday at 10:59 p.m. Eastern time, with Powerball results usually posted within 5 minutes.