Saturday's Powerball Ticket Sales in Massachusetts Generate Record $23.8 Million

BRAINTREE, MA - The jackpot for the upcoming Powerball drawing increased to an estimated $1.5 billion on Tuesday afternoon, a world record for any lottery jackpot game, according to Massachusetts Lottery officials.

The next Powerball drawing for the estimated $1.5 BILLION dollar jackpot will be 10:59 p.m. Wednesday. The cash option on the prize is now an estimated $930 million.

The jackpot has been growing since Nov. 4 for 19 consecutive drawings without a top prize winner.

The previous U.S. lottery record was a $656 million Mega Millions jackpot that was split by three winners in the March 30, 2012 drawing. Powerball’s previous record jackpot had been $590.5 million, won on May 18, 2013.

Saturday’s drawing, in which there was no winner, generated $23.8 million in sales in Massachusetts, setting a new all-time high in the state for a single Powerball or Mega Millions drawing.

Where to buy tickets in Burlington for Wednesday, Jan. 13, Powerball drawing.

In the hours leading up to Saturday’s drawing, Massachusetts Lottery retailers were churning out over $23,000 in Powerball sales per minute, according to state lottery officials.

Over the course of last 19 drawings, the Massachusetts Lottery has sold over $53.8 million in Powerball tickets, generating approximately $22.6 million in local aid revenue for the Commonwealth, and approximately $3.2 million in commissions and bonuses for lottery retailers.

During this span, two $1 million prize winning tickets have been sold in Massachusetts, including one in Saturday’s drawing sold at Clarendon Wine Co., 563 Boylston St. in Boston. A ticket sold at Express Mart, 367 Court St. in Plymouth, won $1 million in the Wednesday, Jan. 6 draw. The identities of the winners are not yet known.

Tickets for Wednesday’s drawing can be purchased until 9:50 Wednesday night at any Massachusetts Lottery retailer in the state.

Information: Massachusetts State Lottery