The odds of winning the Powerball jackpot are long. Players have a one in 292,201,338 shot at winning the grand prize, a one in 11,688,053.52 shot at winning the $1 million prize and a one in 24.87 chance of winning any prize.

The winning numbers in Wednesday evening’s drawing of the "Powerball" game were: 15-26-27-30-35, Powerball: 3 (fifteen, twenty-six, twenty-seven, thirty, thirty-five, Powerball: three, Power Play: three)

The winning numbers from the Monday, Dec. 16 Powerball drawing are 9, 30, 33, 57 and 61. The Powerball was 17, and the Power Play was 2X. No one won the jackpot or the Match 5's $1 million prize, but one lucky person in Colorado won the Match 5 + Power Play's $2 million prize.

Winners can either take the cash payout of $549.7 million or the $1.22 billion annuity paid out over 30 years.

Powerball drawings are held each Monday, Wednesday and Saturday in 45 states, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands. Powerball winning numbers, live results for Wednesday’s $69M drawing Dec. 18, 2024, 10:45 p.m.

The Mega Millions jackpot continues to grow after no ticket matched all six numbers drawn on Christmas Eve. The new estimated jackpot for Friday night’s drawing is $1.22 billion, California Lottery officials announced in a post on X.