2 Winning Powerball Tickets Sold In NJ As Jackpot Swells To $1.3B

Two Powerball tickets, each worth $1 million, were recently sold in New Jersey as the Powerball jackpot soars to an estimated $1.30 billion for Wednesday night's drawing, Powerball officials said Tuesday.

The Powerball jackpot climbed higher after no ticket matched all six numbers drawn on Monday – white balls 8, 23, 25, 40, 53 and red Powerball 5. The Power Play multiplier was 3.

Though nobody won the jackpot on Monday, 10 tickets matched all five white balls to win $1 million prizes across the country, including the two winning tickets sold in NJ.

In addition to New Jersey's winning tickets, $1 million-winning tickets were also sold in California, Florida, Kentucky, Massachusetts, Michigan, New York, Pennsylvania and Virginia.

In Montana and North Carolina, officials said 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.

Alongside the million-dollar prizes, 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, officials said.

Wednesday's jackpot also ranks as the fifth largest in the Powerball game and the ninth largest among U.S. lottery jackpot games.

To date, officials said 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.

If a player wins Wednesday’s jackpot, officials said they will have the choice between an annuitized prize (estimated at $1.30 billion) or a lump sum payment (estimated at $589 million). Both prize options are before taxes.

If the winner chooses the annuity option, they will receive one immediate payment followed by 29 annual payments that increase by 5% each year, officials said.

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

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 livestreamed on Powerball.com.

According to lottery officials, the Top 10 Powerball Jackpots are:

1. $2.04 Billion: (Nov. 7, 2022 – CA)
2. $1.765 Billion: (Oct. 11, 2023 - CA)
3. $1.586 Billion: (Jan. 13, 2016 – CA, FL, TN)
4. $1.326 Billion: (April 6, 2024 – OR)
5. $1.30 Billion (estimated): (Sept. 3, 2025)
6. $1.08 Billion: (July 19, 2023 – CA)
7. $842.4 Million: (January 1, 2024 – MI)
8. $768.4 Million: (March 27, 2019 – WI)
9. $758.7 Million: (Aug. 23, 2017 – MA)
10. $754.6 Million: (Feb. 6, 2023 - WA)