Winning Powerball numbers for Oct. 5, 2024. Did anyone win Powerball?

The Powerball jackpot is up to $315 million for Monday night's drawing with a cash value of $154.9 million after no jackpot-winning ticket was sold for Saturday's lottery.

Saturday night's drawing was for $303 million with a cash value of $148.9 million.

Here are the winning numbers for Saturday, Oct. 5:

Powerball winning numbers 10/5/24

The five white balls were 2 , 12 , 46 , 52 and 65 . The Powerball is 3 . The Power Play is 3x .

Did anyone win the Powerball last night, Saturday, October 5th, 2024?

One ticket matching all five white balls worth $1 million was sold in South Carolina.

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

Technically you can win Powerball with just one number. If you hit on the Powerball number, you get a prize of $4.

If you get one ball correct, you have to also hit the Powerball to win $4. If you hit two balls and the Powerball, you win $7. You also get $7 for getting three numbers right without the Powerball. Add the Powerball onto that and you’d get $100.

You also win $100 for getting four numbers right.

Here’s where it gets fun. If you hit four numbers and the Powerball, you win $50,000. Hit all five numbers, and you win $1 million. You when the grand prize if you hit all five numbers and the Powerball.

When is the next drawing for Powerball?

Powerball drawings take place every Monday, Wednesday and Saturday at 10:59 p.m. ET.

Powerball 2023 grand prize jackpot winners

The Powerball grand prize has been paid out five times in 2023, according to powerball.com :

• $754.6 million — Feb. 6, 2023; Washington.
• $162.6 million — Mar. 4, 2023; Virginia.
• $252.6 million — April 19, 2023; Ohio (The winning ticket was sold in Summit County ).
• $1.08 billion — July 19, 2023; California.
• $1.765 billion — Oct. 11, 2023; California.
• $810 million — Jan. 1, 2024; Michigan.

Powerball winning ticket: Holder of $252.6 million ticket sold in Summit County claims prize anonymously

Results for Top 5 Powerball lottery jackpots

Here are the previous all-time top five Powerball jackpot wins, according to powerball.com :

1. $2.04 billion — Nov. 7, 2022; California.
2. $1.765 billion — Oct. 11, 2023; California.
3. $1.586 billion — Jan. 13, 2016; California, Florida, Tennessee.
4. $1.326 billion - April 6, 2024; Oregon
5. $1.08 billion — July 19, 2023; California.

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