Powerball: One lucky winner scores $1.73 billion jackpot in California

It’s time to grab your tickets and check to see if you’re a big winner! Someone in California won a jackpot worth $1.73 billion in the Powerball lottery, 2 players won $2 million, and 7 players won $1 million. The jackpot resets again for Saturday night’s drawing.

The estimated jackpot ranks as the second-largest in Powerball and U.S. lottery history.

Here are Wednesday’s winning lottery numbers:

22-24-40-52-64, Powerball: 10, Power Play: 2X

Double Play Winning Numbers

03-40-51-59-66, Powerball: 02

The estimated Powerball jackpot is $1.73 billion. The lump sum payment before taxes would be about $756.6 million. The jackpot resets to $20 million for Saturday’s drawing, and, if there is no jackpot winner, will begin to climb from there.

The Double Play is a feature that gives players in select locations another chance to match their Powerball numbers in a separate drawing. The Double Play drawing is held following the regular drawing and has a top cash prize of $10 million.

Powerball is held in 45 states, the District of Columbia, the U.S. Virgin Islands and Puerto Rico. The Double Play add-on feature is available for purchase in 13 lottery jurisdictions, including Pennsylvania and Michigan.

A $2 ticket gives you a one in 292.2 million chance at joining the hall of Powerball jackpot champions.

The drawings are held at 10:59 p.m. Eastern, Mondays, Wednesdays and Saturdays. The deadline to purchase tickets is 9:45 p.m.

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