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Powerball winner! $162.6M winning lottery ticket sold in Virginia for Mar. 4 jackpot

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The jackpot took another leap forward after nobody matched all six numbers to win Wednesday night's drawing.

Grab your tickets and pull up a chair.

The numbers are in for the Saturday, Mar. 4 lottery jackpot worth an estimated $161 million, with a cash option of $82.2 million.

Mega Millions numbers:Results for Tuesday, Feb. 28, 2023. No winner, jackpot grows to $167M

Powerball winning numbers for 3/4/23

The winning numbers for Saturday night's drawing are 10, 16, 18, 40, 66, and the Powerball is 16. The Power Play was 3X.

Did anyone win Powerball last night, Mar. 4, 2023?

One ticket bought in Virginia matched all six numbers to win the Powerball jackpot on Saturday.

One tickets purchased in Texas matched all five numbers except for the Powerball worth $1 million.

 numbers are 17, 18, 24, 36, 56, and the Powerball is 25.

Nobody matched all six numbers, and zero tickets matched all five numbers except for the Powerball worth $500,000.

How many numbers in Powerball do you need to win a prize?

You only need to match one number in Powerball to win a prize. However, that number must be the Powerball worth $4.

What do I win if I get 2 numbers on Powerball?

Matching two numbers won't win anything in Powerball unless one of the numbers is the Powerball. A ticket matching one of the five numbers and the Powerball is also worth $4.

When is the next Powerball drawing?

The Powerball jackpot for Monday, Mar. 6 reset to an estimated $20 million with a cash option of $10.2 million, according to powerball.com.

Drawings are held three times per week at approximately 10:59 p.m. ET every Monday, Wednesday and Saturday.

How to play Powerball

Here's how to play Powerball:

Powerball's last jackpot winner

The game's first win of 2023 came Monday, Feb. 6. The winning ticket for the $754.6-million prize was sold in Washington.

Here is the list of 2022 Powerball jackpot wins, according to :

  • $632.6 million — Jan. 5; California, Wisconsin.
  • $185.3 million — Feb. 14; Connecticut.
  • $473.1 million — April 27; Arizona.
  • $366.7 million — June 29; Vermont.
  • $206.9 million — Aug. 3; Pennsylvania.
  • $2.04 billion — Nov. 7; California.
  • $93 million — Nov. 19; Kansas.

Powerball numbers:Results for Wednesday, Mar. 1, 2023. No winner, jackpot grows to $161M

Top 10 Powerball lottery jackpots

Here are the all-time top 10 Powerball jackpots, according to :

  1. $2.04 billion — Nov. 7, 2022; California.
  2. $1.586 billion — Jan. 13, 2016; California, Florida, Tennessee.
  3. $768.4 million — Mar. 27, 2019; Wisconsin.
  4. $758.7 million — Aug. 23, 2017; Massachusetts.
  5. $754.6 million — Feb. 6, 2023; Washington.
  6. $731.1 million — Jan. 20, 2021; Maryland.
  7. $699.8 million — Oct. 4, 2021; California.
  8. $687.8 million — Oct. 27, 2018; Iowa, New York.
  9. $632.6 million — Jan. 5, 2022; California, Wisconsin.
  10. $590.5 million — May 18, 2013; Florida.
Top 10 U.S. lottery jackpots

Here are the nation's all-time top 10 Powerball and Mega Millions jackpots, according to :

  1. $2.04 billion, Powerball — Nov. 7, 2022; California.
  2. $1.586 billion, Powerball — Jan. 13, 2016; California, Florida, Tennessee.
  3. $1.537 billion, Mega Millions — Oct. 23, 2018; South Carolina.
  4. $1.35 billion, Mega Millions — Jan. 13, 2023; Maine.
  5. $1.337 billion, Mega Millions — July 29, 2022; Illinois.
  6. $1.05 billion, Mega Millions — Jan. 22, 2021; Michigan.
  7. $768.4 million, Powerball — Mar. 27, 2019; Wisconsin.
  8. $758.7 million, Powerball — Aug. 23, 2017; Massachusetts.
  9. $754.6 million, Powerball — Feb. 6, 2023; Washington.
  10. $731.1 million, Powerball — Jan. 20, 2021; Maryland.

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