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(Trends Wide) — The winning numbers for Wednesday’s Powerball drawing for an estimated $700 million were 19, 36, 37, 46, 56 and the Powerball number, 24.
Wednesday’s jackpot was the fifth-largest Powerball jackpot and the eighth-largest US lottery jackpot of all time, according to a Powerball press release.
There were 35 drawings in a row with no grand prize winner prior to Wednesday’s drawing, the statement said.
But unfortunately for ticket buyers, the odds of winning the grand prize are only 1 in 292.2 million. The lucky winner can choose to receive 30 payments over 29 years or a lump sum payment, according to the press release.
The cash value of the prize will be around $335.7 million, according to Powerball.
The largest Powerball jackpot of all time was $1.586 million in January 2016, according to the release. The next largest jackpots were $768.4 million in 2019, $758.7 million in 2017, and $731.1 million in 2021.
