Single ticket wins $231 million Powerball jackpot on April 6
See which states are the luckiest in the lottery
USA TODAY’s Fernando Cervantes shares which states have claimed the most Powerball and Mega Millions jackpots wins.
Did anyone win Monday night’s Powerball drawing for the jackpot of $231 million?
The cash option for the April 6 jackpot was $104.9 million.
Here’s what we know about the drawing on Monday, April 6:
Powerball winning numbers for April 6 lottery drawing jackpot
The winning numbers for the April 6 drawing were 7, 24, 37, 42, 57. The red Powerball was 5, and the Power Play was 2X.
Did anyone win Powerball?
Yes. A ticket sold in Delaware got every number correct to win the April 6 jackpot.
There was also a $2 million Match 5 plus Power Play winner. The winning ticket was sold in Texas.
There was no $1 million Match 5 winner.
When is next Powerball drawing?
The next drawing is on Wednesday, April 8.
What is the Powerball jackpot up to?
The jackpot for the next drawing is an estimated $20 million with a cash value of $9.1 million.
What time is the Powerball drawing?
Powerball drawings take place at 11 p.m. ET every Monday, Wednesday and Saturday.
What are the odds of winning Powerball?
The odds of winning the jackpot are 1 in 292.2 million.
Where to buy Powerball tickets
Powerball is played in 45 states, including Ohio, Kentucky and Indiana, and in Washington, DC and the Virgin Islands. You do not have to be a U.S. citizen or U.S. resident to play Powerball.
You can purchase tickets at gas stations, convenience stores and supermarkets in Ohio, Kentucky and Indiana. Sales cut-off times vary by one to two hours before the drawing, depending on the selling jurisdiction.
Can you buy Powerball tickets online?
In Kentucky, you can purchase tickets online through the Kentucky Lottery website, kylottery.com.
In Ohio and Indiana, people can order Powerball tickets online through Jackpocket, the official digital lottery courier of the USA TODAY Network.
Lottery tickets are sold to residents online through their lottery’s official site in the following jurisdictions:
- Kentucky
- Connecticut
- Georgia
- Illinois
- Kansas
- Michigan
- New Hampshire
- North Carolina
- North Dakota
- Pennsylvania
- Virginia
- West Virginia
- Washington, DC
How much is a Powerball lottery ticket today?
A single Powerball ticket costs $2. Pay an additional $1 to add the Power Play for a chance to multiply all Powerball winnings except for the jackpot. In Kentucky, Indiana and some other states, players can also add the Double Play for an additional $1 to have a second chance at winning $10 million.
How to play Powerball
To play, select five numbers from 1 to 69 for the white balls, then select one number from 1 to 26 for the red Powerball.
Powerball Double Play winning numbers for April 1
The Double Play winning numbers for the April 6 drawing were 3, 17, 48, 56, 64. The red Powerball was 20.
You can choose your lucky numbers on a play slip or let the lottery terminal randomly pick your numbers.
How to win Powerball
- Match all 5 white balls + Powerball: Jackpot (odds 1 in 292.2 million)
- Match all 5 white balls: $1 million (odds 1 in 11.7 million)
- Match 4 white balls + Powerball: $50,000 (odds 1 in ~913,000)
- Match 4 white balls: $100 (odds 1 in ~36,000)
- Match 3 white balls + Powerball: $100 (odds 1 in ~14,500)
- Match 3 white balls: $7 (odds 1 in ~580)
- Match 2 white balls + Powerball: $7 (odds 1 in ~700)
- Match 1 white ball + Powerball: $4 (odds 1 in ~92)
- Match Powerball only: $4 (odds 1 in ~38)
This content is sourced from www.cincinnati.com and is shared for informational purposes only.
