It’s the sixth largest Powerball ever.
Powerball drawings are held each Monday, Wednesday and Saturday in 45 states. The Ohio Lottery says Powerball ticket sales close at 10 p.m. on the day of each drawing.
The Powerball jackpot was last hit in the April 19 drawing, when a ticket in northeast Ohio won a grand prize worth $252.6 million, according to the Powerball site. Since then, there hasn’t been a jackpot winner in the past 35 consecutive drawings.
Meanwhile, the Mega Millions jackpot is at $560 million for Friday’s drawing, with a cash option before taxes of $281.1 million, according to the Mega Millions website.
It’s the seventh largest Mega Millions ever.
Drawings are conducted at 11 p.m. Eastern time on Tuesdays and Fridays. Tickets are sold in 45 states.
The last jackpot was won on April 18.
To see where you can buy tickets from lottery retailers in Ohio, click here.
| Top 10 Powerball Jackpots | ||
|---|---|---|
| Amount | Date | Winning Tickets |
| $2.04 Billion | 11/7/2022 | CA |
| $1.586 Billion | 1/13/2016 | CA, FL, TN |
| $768.4 Million | 3/27/2019 | WI |
| $758.7 Million | 8/23/2017 | MA |
| $754.6 Million | 2/6/2023 | WA |
| $731.1 Million | 1/20/2021 | MD |
| $725 Million (est.) | 7/12/2023 | ? |
| $699.8 Million | 10/4/2021 | CA |
| $687.8 Million | 10/27/2018 | IA, NY |
| $632.6 Million | 1/5/2022 | CA, WI |
| Top 10 Mega Millions Jackpots | ||
|---|---|---|
| Amount | Date | Winning Tickets |
| $1.537 billion | 10/23/2018 | SC |
| $1.348 billion | 1/13/2023 | ME |
| $1.337 billion | 7/29/2022 | IL |
| $1.050 billion | 1/22/2021 | MI |
| $656 million | 3/30/2012 | IL, KS, MD |
| $648 million | 12/17/2013 | CA, GA |
| $560 million (est) | 7/14/2023 | ? |
| $543 million | 7/24/2018 | CA |
| $536 million | 7/8/2016 | IN |
| $533 million | 3/30/2018 | NJ |
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