Powerball Jackpot Winner in Ohio

Will a $2 Powerball lottery ticket make you a multimillionaire? Check your numbers because someone is waking up a multimillionaire on the Fourth of July. One lucky ticket purchased in Ohio matched all five numbers and the Powerball to win the $138 million jackpot on Wednesday, July 3. The jackpot has reset to $20 million with a cash option of $9.5 million for the drawing on Saturday, July 7. There were also three other big winners in Wednesday's drawing.

Two tickets purchased in California and one in Pennsylvania matched 5 for $1 million prizes. Winning numbers for the Powerball lottery drawing on Saturday, July 6, were 5-32-35-39-49 and the Powerball was 21. Power Play was 2x. Those numbers mean the jackpot will roll over. The Powerball jackpot for Monday's drawing now grows to $29 million, with a cash option of $13.7 million.

The Powerball jackpot dropped to $20 million after one ticket in Ohio matched all five numbers and the Powerball to win the drawing for $138 million on Wednesday, July 3. The Powerball jackpot now sits at $20 million, with a cash option of $9.5 million for Saturday's drawing. Winning Powerball numbers for Saturday, July 6, were 5-32-35-39-49 and the Powerball was 21. Power Play was 2x. We'll see if there's a winner, a rollover or a secondary winner for $1 million or $2 million.

In case you're wondering, the winning numbers for the Powerball lottery drawing on Wednesday, July 3 were 2-26-33-55-57 and the Powerball was 22. Power Play was 2x. Tickets start at $2 a piece. Below is what to know about lottery odds, how long to claim the cash option if you bought a ticket in Florida, and what happens to unclaimed prize money, according to the Florida Lottery. Good luck Powerball winner Edwin Castro publicly claimed $2.04 billion jackpot -- on Valentine's Day The Saturday, 7/6/24, Powerball jackpot is $20 million, with a cash option of $9.5 million.

Winning numbers for the Powerball lottery drawing on Saturday, July 6, were 5-32-35-39-49 and the Powerball was 21. Power Play was 2x. The next Powerball drawing will be held at 11 p.m. EDT on Monday, July 8. Prizes for Florida Lottery must be claimed within 180 days (six months) from the date of the drawing.

To claim a single-payment cash option, a winner has within the first 60 days after the applicable draw date to claim it. Florida Lottery says its scratch-off tickets and Fast Play game prizes "must be claimed within 60 days of the official end-of-game date. Once the applicable time period has elapsed, the related Florida Lottery ticket will expire." A $1.586 billion Powerball tale: From a small town to 'Today' show with Savannah Guthrie to $6.2 million home When life gives you $2 billion lotto win you buy 2 multimillion-dollar homes 20 miles from each other Powerball drawings are held at 11 p.m. EDT Mondays, Wednesdays and Saturdays. According to Powerball.com, players have a 1 in 292.2 million chance to match all six numbers.

Prizes range from $2 to the grand prize jackpot, which varies. According to Florida Lottery's website, winners cannot remain anonymous: "Florida law mandates that the Florida Lottery provide records containing information such as the winner's name, city of residence; game won, date won, and amount won to any third party who requests the information." However, the site states, the "names of lottery winners claiming prizes of $250,000 or greater will be temporarily exempt from public disclosure for 90 days from the date the prize is claimed, unless otherwise waived by the winner." Lottery experts and lawyers have said there are ways to remain anonymous if you win. Who won, how long did it take to win Powerball, Mega Millions and those billion-dollar jackpots? Here are the Top 10 Powerball jackpots as of July 6, 2024: The following Mega Millions and Powerball jackpots made the Top 10 biggest lottery jackpots in U.S. history, as of July 6, 2024. Sangalang is a lead digital producer for USA TODAY Network-Florida.

Follow her on Twitter or Instagram at @byjensangalang. Support local journalism. Consider subscribing to a Florida newspaper. Is today your lucky day? The lottery jackpot was an estimated $20 million with a cash option of $9.5 million for Saturday night's drawing, according to the Powerball website. The jackpot was last won on July 3 by a lottery player in Ohio who won $139.3 million.

Meanwhile, the Mega Millions jackpot is at $181 million with a cash option of $84.3 million, according to the Mega Millions website. Winner: Man battling cancer won $1.3 billion Powerball jackpot; splitting money with wife, friend Here are the Powerball winning numbers for Saturday, July 6, 2024: 5 - 32 - 35 - 39 - 49 and Powerball 21 Powerplay was 2x Looking for an edge? These are the luckiest Powerball numbers Powerball drawings are held three times a week - Monday, Wednesday and Saturday at 10:59 p.m. Monday drawings were added in 2021. More: Here's a look back at all 15 Powerball and Mega Millions jackpots won in 2023 The deadline for purchasing Powerball ticket varies by state so don't wait until the last minute. The deadline in New Jersey is 9:59 p.m.

on the day of the drawing, while New York's deadline is 10 p.m. Click here is a complete list of Powerball ticket deadline times by state or jurisdiction. Location, location, location: These are the states with the most Powerball jackpot winners The cost is $2 per ticket, but you can add the Power Play for $1, which will increase the amount of your potential prize up to five times the original prize (except for the jackpot and Match 5). There is also a 10x Power Play possibility when the jackpot is less than $150 million. Each player selects five numbers from 1 to 69 for the white balls and one number from 1 to 26 for the red Powerball.

However, you can also have the lottery machine generate a quick pick ticket with random numbers for you. Prizes vary from $4 for the matching the Powerball to $1 million for matching all five white balls (except in California) to the jackpot for matching all six balls. You can check all the prize payouts on the Powerball website here. Beware: No, a lottery jackpot winner isn't giving you money. How to spot a scammer You can play the game in 45 states plus the Washington DC, Puerto Rico and the U.S.

Virgin Islands. More: What would you do if you won the Powerball lottery? Survey answers might surprise you Tickets can be purchased in-person at gas stations, convenience stores and grocery stores. Some airport terminals may also sell lottery tickets. You can also order tickets online through Jackpocket, the official digital lottery courier of the USA TODAY Network, in these U.S. states: Arizona, Arkansas, Colorado, Idaho, Massachusetts, Minnesota, Montana, Nebraska, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, Ohio, Oregon, Texas, Washington D.C.

and West Virginia. The Jackpocket app allows you to pick your lottery game and numbers, place your order, see your ticket and collect your winnings all using your phone or home computer. Winner: New Jersey grandmother of 10 planning Disney trip after winning $1 million in Powerball The Powerball drawing is broadcast live on the lottery website at 10:59 p.m. ET on Monday, Wednesday and Saturday. You can watch the drawing by clicking here.

The drawing may be broadcast on a local television station in your market as well. Playing the Powerball can be exciting, but just don't go spending those millions before you win. The odds of