$850M Powerball Jackpot, 7th-Largest In History: Where To Buy Tickets On LI

LONG ISLAND, NY — Long Island Powerball vendors are expected to be busy as the estimated jackpot in Wednesday’s Powerball drawing grew to $850 million, the seventh highest in the history of the game.

Powerball vendors on Long Island can be found by searching the New York State Lottery website. Type an address into the search bar to find the retailer nearest to you.

Tickets must be purchased by 10 p.m. 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.