The Powerball drawing on Wednesday did not have any jackpot winners for the $291 million grand prize, with a cash option of $147.9 million. The Saturday night drawing will grow to $325 million, with a $165.2 million cash value.

The last jackpot was won on Nov. 19, 2022, when a player from Kansas won a $92.2 million prize with a cash option of $47.3 million.

The Wednesday night lottery drawing numbers were 12, 32, 56, 67, and 68, with a red Powerball of 26. The Power Play was 3X.

Although there were no grand prize Powerball winners, several ticket holders across the country picked up notable prizes, including three instant millionaires.

A player from Arizona and another in North Carolina matched all five white balls and won $1 million each. A ticket holder in Connecticut hit the Match 5 with a Power Play, winning $2 million.

Four players scored a $50,000 prize by hitting the Match 4 with the red Powerball, and two players won $150,000 by adding a Power Play to their purchase.

More than 619,000 tickets won prizes at all levels from the Monday night drawing, totaling $8.5 million.

The latest lottery drawing comes after a ticket holder in Kentucky called the lottery hotline on Wednesday morning and learned of winning $1 million.

"I was like, 'Wow.' I went to the lottery's website to pull up the winning details from the drawing and saw there was a $1 million winner in Kentucky," said the player, who asked to remain anonymous. "I thought, 'Hey, that's me!'"

The winner received $715,000 after taxes are deducted.

Powerball winners can select a lump sum payment or an annuity, which includes one immediate payment followed by 29 annual payments that increase by 5% each year.

Powerball tickets are available for purchase in participating territories for $2 each.

The odds of winning the Powerball jackpot are 1 in 292.2 million.

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