The Powerball jackpot has rolled over again because no ticket matched the numbers from Saturday night's draw.
The winning numbers from March 23 were 6, 23, 25, 34, 51, and the red Powerball 3. The Power Play multiplier was 2X.
With no winner, Powerball officials now predict the jackpot to be $800 million, with a cash value of $384.8 million. If won at this size, it would be the sixth-largest Powerball jackpot in history, following the $842.4 million prize won in Michigan on New Year’s Day this year. An $842.4 million prize was won in Michigan on New Year’s Day this year..
Despite no jackpot-winning ticket in Saturday night’s drawing, Powerball officials report that over 1.9 million tickets won cash prizes. This includes five tickets that each won $1 million prizes; one each in Florida, Indiana, Texas, Washington, and California (where the winner actually received more than $2 million due to the state’s pari-mutuel prize payouts). One of the winners received more than $2 million. due to the state’s pari-mutuel prize payouts).
Want to try for the Powerball jackpot again? You’ll have to wait until the next drawing, which is scheduled for 10:59 p.m. ET on Monday, March 25.
The last time the Powerball jackpot was won in March was last year, when a ticket sold in Virginia won a $162.6 million grand prize. It will be only the second jackpot won this year. Here’s where the $800 million Powerball jackpot ranks among the top 10 jackpots won in the game:
The current Powerball jackpot ranks just outside the top 10 lottery jackpots won in the U.S. at No. 12, behind the aforementioned Michigan Powerball jackpot and a $1.05 billion Mega Millions jackpot won by a Michigan ticket in 2021.
It also ranks behind the current Mega Millions jackpot, which has grown to $1.1 billion after no ticket matched the winning numbers drawn Friday night. This puts it as the fifth-largest in Mega Millions history and the eighth-largest among U.S. draw game payouts. The next Mega Millions drawing is at 11 p.m. ET on Tuesday.
To try your luck at the Powerball jackpot on Monday, tickets are available in nearly every state, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, and the U.S. Virgin Islands. Tickets start at $2 each. You havea 1 in 24.87 chance at any prize), the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, and the U.S. Virgin Islands. Tickets start at $2 each. You have a 1 in 24.87 chance at any prize, ranging from $4 to the jackpot. Your chances of actually hitting the jackpot is about 1 in 292.2 million.
Only a Some states allow a jackpot winner to remain anonymous, so if you do win big, experts suggest keeping it a secret for as long as possible and putting together a legal and financial team before claiming your prize.
