The winning numbers for one of the largest Powerball jackpots this year were announced Saturday night. They were 11, 14, 34, 47, 51, with a Powerball of 18.
It was not immediately announced if any winning jackpot tickets were sold.
The Powerball jackpot soared to an estimated $700 million, making it the eleventh-largest jackpot in Powerball game history. The jackpot has an estimated cash value of $316 million, Powerball said.
There was no winner in Monday or Wednesday night’s drawings.
A single winner Saturday would have the choice of taking a lump sum payment of $316 million before taxes, or going with the $700 million annuity option, which consists of one immediate payment followed by 29 annual payments that increase by 5% per year.
No one has won Powerball’s jackpot since May 31, when a single ticket in California won a $204.5 million jackpot with a cash value of $91.6 million.
The odds of winning the top prize are 1 in 292 million, according to Powerball. Drawings are held every Monday, Wednesday and Saturday at 11 p.m. Eastern time.
In 2022, a single ticket sold in Altadena, California, claimed a $2.04 billion jackpot, the largest in both Powerball and lottery history. The first Powerball drawing was in 1992.
Powerball tickets are $2 each. They are sold in 45 states, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands.
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