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One of the largest Powerball jackpots ever was claimed with a winning ticket on Wednesday night.
The Powerball jackpot needed 44 drawings before finally finding a winner in Illinois in Wednesday night’s drawing, worth an estimated $1.040 billion.
The jackpot will be reset to $20 million.
Check your Powerball numbers
The winning numbers for Wednesday night’s drawing were 4, 26, 66, 67, 69, with a Powerball of 9. The Power Play was 2x.
Powerball drawing days
The Powerball is drawn on Monday, Wednesday and Friday nights. The drawing is at 10:59 p.m.
When is the next Powerball drawing?
The next Powerball drawing is Friday, Aug. 14. The jackpot will reset.
Can you buy Powerball tickets online in Rhode Island
You can buy Powerball tickets online on the Rhode Island Lottery website.
What does it cost to play Powerball?
Powerball costs $2 to play. For an additional $1 per play, the Power Play feature can multiply non-jackpot prizes by two, three, four, five or 10 times.
What is the Power Play?
For an additional $1 per play, the Power Play feature can multiply non-jackpot prizes by two, three, four, five or 10 times.
The multiplier is randomly selected before each drawing.
The 10X multiplier is only in play when the advertised jackpot annuity is $150 million or less.
What are the Powerball prizes?
The complete guide to winnings is:
- Match 5 White Balls + Powerball: Jackpot
- Match 5 White Balls: $1 million
- Match 4 White Balls + Powerball: $50,000
- Match 4 White Balls: $100
- Match 3 White Balls + Powerball: $100
- Match 3 White Balls: $7
- Match 2 White Balls + Powerball: $7
- Match 1 White Ball + Powerball: $4
- Match Powerball: $4
- Match 5 White Balls with Power Play: $2 million
- Match 4 White Balls + Powerball with Power Play: $200,000
- Match 4 White Balls with Power Play: $400
- Match 3 White Balls + Powerball with Power Play: $400
- Match 3 White Balls with Power Play: $28
- Match 2 White Balls + Powerball with Power Play: $28
- Match 1 White Ball + Powerball with Power Play: $16
- Match Powerball with Power Play: $16
What are the odds of winning the Powerball jackpot?
The overall odds of winning the Powerball jackpot are 1 in 292.2 million.
What’s the Powerball Double Play drawing?
In-store Powerball purchasers can select the Double Play option to use their numbers in a second drawing immediately following the regular Powerball drawing for a chance to win additional prizes up to $10,000,000. Players can add the Double Play feature to their Powerball ticket for an additional $1 per play.
The Powerball Double Play drawing takes place between 11:30 and 11:40 p.m.
The Power Play multiplier does not apply to prizes won in the Double Play drawing.
USA TODAY Network reporting contributed to this report.
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