WHAT
Tonight’s Powerball® jackpot is estimated at $1 billion, with an estimated cash value of $516.8 million. The jackpot ranks as the third largest Powerball jackpot and the seventh largest U.S. lottery jackpot.
National ticket sales have doubled from this same time last week, and game leaders forecast the bulk of ticket sales for tonight’s drawing will happen in the final hours leading up to state lottery sales cut-off times.
WHEN
The next Powerball drawing will take place at the Florida Lottery draw studio in Tallahassee at 10:59 p.m. ET tonight – Wednesday, July 19. The drawing will be broadcast live by carrier TV stations across the country and live streamed on Powerball.com.
WHO
Drew Svitko, Powerball Product Group Chair and Pennsylvania Lottery Executive Director:
“This billion-dollar jackpot run has already created more than three dozen $1 million prize winners and generated nearly half a billion dollars for good causes supported by U.S. lotteries. In the final hours leading up to tonight’s Powerball drawing, we kindly request that our players keep the game fun. Play responsibly and within your limits. It really only takes one ticket to win.”
WHERE
Powerball tickets are sold in 45 states, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands. Tickets are $2 per play. The cutoff deadline for sales in this drawing of Powerball in Kansas is at 8:59 p.m. tonight, July 19. Winners have 365 days from the date of the drawing to claim their prize.
About Powerball
Powerball® holds the current world record for largest national lottery jackpot at $2.04 billion. Powerball celebrated its 30th anniversary last year, and since its first drawing in 1992, the game has helped generate more than $29 billion for good causes supported by U.S. lotteries. More than half of all proceeds from the sale of a Powerball ticket remain in the jurisdiction where the ticket was sold. Powerball tickets are $2 per play. Tickets are sold in 45 states, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands. Powerball drawings are broadcast live every Monday, Wednesday and Saturday at 10:59 p.m. ET from the Florida Lottery draw studio in Tallahassee. Powerball drawings are also live streamed on Powerball.com.
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*Jackpot amounts are estimated amounts. Powerball, Mega Millions and Lotto America jackpot amounts are the annuity amount. In the event of a discrepancy between this list and the official winning numbers list, the latter shall prevail.
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