Powerball Lottery: Winning tickets sold in Florida, worth $1M, $150K, $50K
FLORIDA - No one won Saturday's Powerball Jackpot, which means the jackpot has ballooned to an estimated $1.6 billion.
However, there were thousands of winning tickets sold, ranging from $4 up to $1,000,000.
Powerball numbers for Dec. 20 drawing
By the numbers:
The winning numbers from the Saturday, Dec. 20 draw were: 4, 5, 28, 52, 69. The red Powerball number was 20.
The Double Play numbers were 5, 8, 19, 23, 43. The Powerball was 6.
Winning tickets sold in Florida
By the numbers:
Several winning tickets in Saturday's Powerball drawing were sold in Florida, according to Florida lottery officials.
$1,000,000 | Sold at a Publix on NW 41st Street in Miami, Florida
$150,000 | Three tickets worth $150K were sold in the state. Specific locations were not revealed.
$50,000 | Eight tickets worth $50,000 were sold in the state. Lottery officials have not released those locations.
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Thousands of other winning tickets were sold for much lesser amounts: $300, $100, and ranges between $4-$21.
When is the next Powerball drawing?
Powerball drawings are held every Monday, Wednesday and Saturday.
The next Powerball drawing is scheduled for Dec. 22 at 10:59 p.m. Watch the drawing live.
How much is the jackpot?
The estimate for Monday's Powerball Jackpot is $1.60 billion. The cash value is estimated to be $735.3 million.
Why is the Powerball Jackpot so high?
The current jackpot has rolled over since September. The last jackpot win was on Sept. 6, when a pair of tickets from Texas and Missouri won the $1.787 billion prize.
Monday's jackpot is now the fourth largest in Powerball history and the fifth largest among U.S. lottery jackpots, according to lottery officials.
"Powerball is giving players a chance to dream bigger than ever this holiday season," said Matt Strawn, Powerball Product Group Chair and Iowa Lottery CEO, in a news release. "Every ticket sold not only offers the chance at a life-changing prize but also supports important programs and services in communities nationwide."
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How to play Powerball
Powerball tickets cost $2 per play. Tickets are sold in 45 states, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands.
The odds of winning a Powerball prize are 1 in 24.9, according to lottery officials. The odds of winning the jackpot are 1 in 292.2 million.
Winners can receive their jackpot prize as a lump sum or as an annuity that's paid in 30 payments over 29 years.
Top 10 Powerball jackpots
1. $2.04 billion - Nov. 7, 2022 - California
2. $1.787 billion - Sept. 6, 2025 – Missouri, Texas
3. $1.765 billion - Oct. 11, 2023 - California
4. $1.60 billion - (current jackpot prize)
5. $1.586 billion - Jan. 13, 2016 - California, Florida, Tennessee
6. $1.326 billion - April 6, 2024 - Oregon
7. $1.080 billion – July 19, 2023 - California
8. $842.4 million - January 1, 2024 - Michigan
9. $768.4 million - March 27, 2019 – Wisconsin
10. $758.7 million - August 23, 2017 - Massachusetts
The Source: This story was written with information from the Florida Lottery and the Powerball websites.