What is the latest time to purchase a powerball ticket

In this photo from Jan. 12, 2021, blank forms for the Powerball lottery sit in a bin at a local grocery store, in Des Moines, Iowa. (AP Photo/Charlie Neibergall) In this photo from Jan. 12, 2021, blank forms for the Powerball lottery sit in a bin at a local grocery store, in Des Moines, Iowa. (AP Photo/Charlie Neibergall)

by: David Rees

Posted: Nov 4, 2022 / 12:00 PM EDT

Updated: Nov 4, 2022 / 02:18 PM EDT

COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) — Saturday’s Powerball drawing is the largest jackpot in history after no one matched all six numbers in Wednesday’s drawing.

The Powerball jackpot is now estimated at $1.6 billion with a cash option of $782.4 million for the next drawing at 10:59 p.m. on Saturday. If winners choose to take the full jackpot, the money would be paid out in 30 payments over 29 years, with a 5% annual increase every year until the final payment.

Powerball ticket sales close at 10 p.m. on the day of each drawing and occur every Monday, Wednesday and Saturday, according to the Ohio Lottery. NBC4i.com will have the winning numbers once they are drawn.

Saturday’s jackpot is the largest jackpot in Powerball history and the largest in U.S. lottery history. The previous record was a $1.586 billion Powerball jackpot won by three ticketholders in 2016.

No one has won the Powerball jackpot since Aug. 3 when a winning ticket for $206.9 million was sold in Pennsylvania. On Wednesday, for the 39th time, no ticket matched the winning numbers.

Wednesday’s winning numbers were 02, 11, 22, 35 and 60, the Powerball 23 and the Power Play 2X. While no one won the big money, 16 tickets matched the five winning numbers, netting $1 million each. The tickets were sold in Arizona, California (2 tickets), Colorado, Georgia (2 tickets), Maryland (2 tickets), Minnesota, North Carolina, New Jersey (2 tickets) New York. Oregon, Texas and Virginia. Three tickets — one each in Arkansas, Montana and New Jersey — matched the five winning numbers and the Power Play, doubling the prize to $2 million.

More than 7.2 million tickets won at least one prize in Wednesday’s drawing for a total of $74.9 million. Powerball said players have a 1 in 24.0 chance of winning at least one prize. The odds of winning the jackpot are 1 in 292.2 million.

Powerball is played in 45 states, Washington, D.C., Puerto Rico, and the U.S. Virgin Islands. The first Powerball drawing was held on April 19, 1992.

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COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) — The Powerball is having yet another drawing for the largest jackpot in U.S. lottery history after no one matched the numbers drawn on Saturday.

The Powerball jackpot is now estimated at $1.9 billion with a cash option of $929.1 million for Monday’s drawing at 10:59 p.m.

Powerball ticket sales close at 10 p.m. on the day of each drawing and occur every Monday, Wednesday and Saturday, according to the Ohio Lottery. The odds of winning the jackpot stand at 1 in 292.2 million.

Saturday’s drawing was the 40th time no ticket matched the winning numbers with no jackpot winner for the Powerball since August 3. If no one wins Monday’s drawing for the jackpot, it will break the record for most consecutive drawings without a winner.

Monday’s jackpot surpasses the previous record for largest U.S. lottery jackpot by more than $300 million. It is also the second $1 billion-plus jackpot this year; a Mega Millions ticket sold in Illinois won $1.337 billion on July 29.

Until this drawing, the biggest lottery prize was a $1.586 billion Powerball jackpot won by three ticketholders in 2016.

The five largest Powerball jackpots are:

  1. $1.9 billion (estimated), Nov. 7, 2022
  2. $1.586 billion, Jan. 13, 2016 (three tickets, from California, Florida, and Tennessee)
  3. $768.4 million: March 27, 2019 (one ticket, from Wisconsin)
  4. $758.7 million, Aug. 23, 2017 (one ticket, from Massachusetts)
  5. $731.1 million, Jan. 20, 2021 (one ticket, from Maryland)

Winners of the big jackpot have 60 days after the date of ticket verification to decide if they want to take the annuity or the cash payout.

If winners choose to take the full jackpot, the money would be paid out in 30 payments over 29 years, with a 5% annual increase every year until the final payment.

Powerball is played in 45 states, Washington, D.C., Puerto Rico, and the U.S. Virgin Islands. The first Powerball drawing was held on April 19, 1992.

The Associated Press contributed to this story.

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What is the latest time to purchase a powerball ticket

Deborah Hearne, purchase's Powerball lottery tickets at Lichine's Liquor & Deli in Sacramento, Calif., Monday, Oct. 31, 2022. (AP Photo/Rich Pedroncelli)AP

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LANSING, MI -- If you’re one of the millions and millions of players planning to buy tickets for the world record $1.9 billion Powerball drawing on Monday, Nov. 7, make sure you don’t wait too long to pick them up.

Although the drawing doesn’t take place until 11 p.m. EST, ticket sales in Michigan end at 9:45 p.m., meaning you must buy your ticket by that time or you’ll miss out on tonight’s grand prize drawing. In Michigan, you can purchase tickets for the drawing at more than 10,500 lottery retail locations, which includes gas stations, convenience stores, restaurants and more.

You can also buy tickets through the Michigan Lottery website. If you don’t have a Michigan Lottery account, MLive has created this guide on how to register and buy tickets online.

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If you live in Michigan, but are near border states that also offer Powerball, those cut off times are slightly different. In Wisconsin, the cut-off is 10 p.m. EST/9 p.m. CST. In Ohio, the cut-off time is also 10 p.m EST, but in Indiana, tickets must be bought by 9:58 p.m. EST.

Powerball is offered in 44 states, Washington D.C., Puerto Rico, and the Virgin Islands. Players select five white numbers from (1 to 69) and one red ball (1 to 26). Tickets cost $2 each.

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How late can you buy lottery tickets in Washington state?

What is the cutoff time for purchasing tickets before a drawing? Ticket sales for games having a drawing that night are discontinued at 7:45 p.m. until after the drawing. Powerball sales are discontinued at 6:45 p.m. until after the drawing.

What Time does Powerball close in Arizona?

**Sales stop on draw nights at 6:59 p.m. Arizona time from the second Sunday in March through the first Saturday in November and at 7:59 pm Arizona time from the first Sunday in November through the second Saturday in March.

How late can you buy a lottery ticket in oklahoma?

QUICKTICKET can be purchased until 8:59 pm the evening of the drawing to qualify for the draw date.

How late can you buy lottery tickets in Iowa?

For Powerball , Mega Millions, and Lotto America the cutoff time is 8:59 p.m. For Lucky for Life, the cutoff time is 8:30 p.m. For Pick 3 and Pick 4 midday drawings, the cutoff time is noon and for the evening drawings it is 9:40 p.m. See our Lotto Drawings page for more information.