Powerball’s jackpot crossed $1 billion for Saturday’s drawing. Are you a winner? 

The hype around the jackpot prize, which was last won in May, sent the total to over $1 billion for the drawing. It’s the sixth largest jackpot in history, just shy of the $1.08 billion 2023 winner. 

Saturday’s Powerball jackpot had a lump sum cash value of $453.1 million. That’s the option most winners take, as opposed to the full value paid out as an annuity. 

Wednesday’s winning numbers were 3-18-22-27-33 and Powerball 17. The Power Play multiplier was 3x. 

If a winner matches all five numbers and the Powerball, they have the option to take the full jackpot paid out over 30 years, or a smaller cash payout. Winners almost always take the cash option.

Even with the smaller lump sum payout, federal taxes will eat into those winnings, and some states also tax big lottery prizes. 

The odds of winning the Powerball jackpot are one in 292.2 million. The odds of matching all five white balls and winning the $1 million prize are 1 in 11,688,053. The overall odds of winning a prize are 1 in 24.87.

The Powerball drawing takes place live at 10:59 p.m. ET every Monday, Wednesday and Saturday. Tickets, which cost $2 per play, are sold in 45 states, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands.

The eye-popping $1 billion jackpot just barely doesn’t crack the top 5 largest Powerball wins. Powerball lottery games have potentially huge jackpots because they are played in multiple states. 

1. $2.04 Billion – Nov. 7, 2022 – CA
2. $1.765 Billion – Oct. 11, 2023 – CA
3. $1.586 Billion – Jan. 13, 2016 – CA, FL, TN
4. $1.326 Billion – April 6, 2024 – OR
5. $1.08 Billion – July 19, 2023 – CA
6. $1 Billion (estimated) – Aug. 30, 2025
7. $842.4 Million – January 1, 2024 – MI
8. $768.4 Million – March 27, 2019 – WI
9. $758.7 Million – Aug. 23, 2017 – MA
10. $754.6 Million – Feb. 6, 2023 – WA