UPDATE: Powerball Winning Numbers Are In; Are You a Winner?

The numbers are in. Are you a winner?

The winning numbers in Wednesday’s Powerball jackpot are 4 - 8 - 19 - 27 - 34 Powerball 10. At least one winning ticket was sold, in Chino Hills, CA.

The Powerball jackpot for Wednesday’s drawing is estimated at $1.5 billion, the record for the largest lottery payout in U.S. history.

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The cash payout alone is an estimated $930 million.

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So, what if you only match a few numbers, what do you win? Here’s the deal:

• Match 5 numbers and the Powerball number = Jackpot
• Match 5 numbers, not including the Powerball number = $1 million dollars
• Match 4 numbers and the Powerball number = $50,000
• Match 4 numbers, not including the Powerball number = $100
• Match 3 numbers and the Powerball number = $100
• Match 3 numbers, not including the Powerball number = $7
• Match 2 numbers and the Powerball number = $7
• Match 1 number and the Powerball number = $4
• Match only the Powerball number = $4

So what should you do if you win the lottery? Alexa von Tobel, CEO of the online financial planning website LearnVest, offered a few tips to Patch from a financial planning standpoint.

Sign the ticket: The most important step ensures you claim the ticket as your own.

Maintain anonymity: In many states, von Tobel says, you have a whole year to claim the prize.

Assemble a financial planning team: “You must decide whether including whether to take a lump sum or an annuity,” she said. “There are many pros and cons to weigh: including estate taxes, how much money you’ll ultimately make, whether you’ll be able to handle it all at once, etc.”

Wait six months before making any major decisions: “It’s all too easy to blow through those millions,” von Tobel said. “In fact, according to a 2015 study by the Camelot Group, 44 percent of winners spend their entire winnings within five years.”

QUICK POWERBALL FACTS

• Current jackpot at $1.5 billion; cash value of $930 million
• Jackpots start at $40 million
• Plays cost $2 each
• Overall odds of winning the jackpot 1:292,201,338
• About 95 percent of Powerball tickets have computer-generated numbers.