$815M Powerball Jackpot, 7th-Largest In History: Where To Buy Tickets In NY

NEW YORK — Powerball vendors are expected to be busy as the estimated jackpot in Wednesday’s Powerball drawing grew to $815 million, the seventh highest in the history of the game.

Powerball vendors in New York are found on the New York Lottery website.

Tickets must be purchased by 9:59 p.m on drawing nights to be considered in Wednesday’s drawing at 10:59 p.m. ET.

The top prize has a cash value of $367.9 million, Powerball said.

The jackpot climbed again after no player matched the winning numbers Monday: white balls 16, 19, 34, 37 and 64, and the red Powerball 22.

Two tickets in Georgia and Texas won $1 million prizes after matching all five white balls. Five tickets won $150,000 prizes, and 26 won $50,000 prizes, Powerball said.

Also, a Maryland player who purchased the Double Play option for an extra $1 won a $500,000 prize after matching all five black balls. The option allows players to play their Powerball numbers again in a separate drawing for a chance to win up to $10 million.

Wednesday’s Powerball drawing will be the 38th drawing since the jackpot was last won in California on May 31.

Powerball tickets are $2 per play. 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.