Powerball Jackpot Surges To $1.4B: How, When To Play In MD

The jackpot for Wednesday's Powerball drawing has soared even higher to $1.4 billion. Maryland players are snatching up tickets with hopes of winning one of the biggest jackpots ever.

Lottery officials increased the jackpot Wednesday morning after reviewing ticket sales. Previously, it had been estimated at $1.3 billion.

“Tonight could be the night this billion-dollar Powerball jackpot is won!” Matt Strawn, Powerball Product Group chair and Iowa Lottery CEO, said in a news release. “Players are excited to take another shot at this growing jackpot, but we encourage everyone to play responsibly. It only takes one $2 ticket to win — all while supporting good causes in your community.”

The jackpot in Wednesday’s drawing has an estimated cash value of $634.3 million. It’s the fourth-largest jackpot in the history of the Powerball game, and the sixth-largest among U.S. lottery jackpot games.

The last time a jackpot-winning Powerball ticket was sold in Maryland was in 2021. That jackpot was worth an estimated annuity of $731.1 million or $546.8 million in cash.

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Since the current jackpot has been rolling, Maryland has sold 27 tickets that won $50,000 or more. Those are:

• Two $1 million wins in Baltimore and Catonsville.
• Three $500,000-winning tickets, two of which belonged to the same winner, who bought them in Landover and Riverdale; and another one in Middle River.
• Four $150,000 prizes on tickets sold in Baltimore, Riverdale, Marbury (Charles County) and Swanton (Garrett County).
• One $100,000 prize on a ticket sold in Oxon Hill.
• 17 $50,000 prizes on tickets sold in Baltimore (2), Chester, Cockeysville, College Park, Elkridge (2), Ellicott City, Forestville, Gaithersburg (2), La Plata, Mechanicsville, Severn, Silver Spring, Stevensville and Woodlawn.

No player matched the six numbers drawn Monday night: white balls 8, 23, 25, 40, 53 and red Powerball 5. The Power Play multiplier was 3.

To be considered in Wednesday’s drawing, which takes place at 10:59 p.m. Eastern Time, tickets must be purchased by 9:59 p.m., according to the Maryland Lottery.

The overall odds of winning any prize are 1 in 24.9. The odds of winning the jackpot are 1 in 292.2 million.

Nationwide, 10 tickets for Monday's drawing matched all five white balls to win $1 million prizes. The $1 million-winning tickets were sold in California, Florida, Kentucky, Massachusetts, Michigan, New Jersey (two), New York, Pennsylvania and Virginia. In California, prize payout amounts are parimutuel and determined by sales and the number of winners.

Two tickets matched all five white balls and increased their winnings to $2 million by including the Power Play option for $1 more at purchase. The $2 million-winning tickets were sold in Montana and North Carolina.

Another 124 tickets won $50,000 prizes (Match 4 + PB) and 25 tickets won $150,000 prizes (Match 4 + PB + Power Play).

Wednesday’s Powerball drawing will be the 41st drawing since the jackpot was last won in California on May 31, 2025. To date, the longest Powerball jackpot run has been 42 consecutive drawings, which was set on April 6, 2024, with a $1.326 billion jackpot winner in Oregon.

Tickets are sold in 45 states, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands. More than half of all proceeds from the sale of a Powerball ticket remain in the jurisdiction where the ticket was sold. Since its first drawing in 1992, the Powerball game has helped generate more than $36 billion for good causes supported by U.S. lotteries.

Powerball drawings are broadcast live every Monday, Wednesday and Saturday at 10:59 p.m. ET from the Florida Lottery draw studio in Tallahassee, Florida. Powerball drawings are also live-streamed on Powerball.com.

To learn how to claim a prize, click here.

Anybody with a gambling problem can get free and confidential help by visiting mdgamblinghelp.org or calling 1-800-GAMBLER.