Did Anyone Win The Powerball? Jan. 16 Winning Numbers And Saturday’s Jackpot
The Powerball drawing Saturday did not produce any grand prize winners for the $640 million jackpot. However, several people were able to snag smaller monetary prizes from the weekend drawing.
The winning lottery numbers drawn on Jan. 16 were 14, 20, 39, 65, 67, with a red Powerball of 2. The Power Play was 3X.
Although no one to hit the $640 million jackpot, which had a cash value of $478.7 million, some people were still able to become instant millionaires.
There were 14 "Match 5" winners who won $1 million each. Meanwhile, there were two Match 5 winners with a Power Play resulting in $2 million for each player.
Other people were also lucky enough to snag six-figure prizes. In the latest jackpot drawing, 15 people hit the Match 4 plus red Powerball with a Power Play winning $150,000,
There were also 82 Match 4 plus red Powerball winners who won $50,000. Other players won prizes between $12 to $300 following the latest drawing.
Since there were no grand prize winners from the Saturday night drawing, the jackpot has now grown to $730 million with a cash value of $546 million.
The last person to win a jackpot in the $700 million ballpark was Wisconsin resident Manuel Franco, who won $768.4 million from a 2019 Powerball drawing. The amount was the third-largest jackpot in U.S. history, ABC News reported at the time.
Franco accepted the lump sum cash value of $477 million and was estimated to receive a little more than $326 million after taxes. Lottery winners have the option to either take the lump sump or select the annuity option.
Those who choose the annuity option are guaranteed to receive 30 graduated payments over 29 years. Each year the payments increase by five percent until the final payment is made.
The next Powerball drawing takes place Wednesday.
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