Powerball Winning Numbers Jan. 20: Check Your Ticket. There Was A $731M Jackpot Winner
One winner took home the whopping $731.1 million jackpot in Wednesday night’s historic Powerball lottery drawing. The jackpot was the fourth-largest in Powerball history, with a single winning ticket being sold in Maryland.
The winning numbers drawn on Wednesday, Jan. 20, were 40, 53, 60, 58, 69, with a red Powerball of 22. The Power Play was 3X.
Wednesday night’s winner will have the option to take an estimated annuity of $731.1 million that will be paid out in graduated payments over 29 years or a lump sum payment of $546.8 million. Both prizes are before taxes.
While only one player took home the $731.1 million jackpot, there were over 4.4 million tickets that won prizes that ranged from $4 to $2 million, according to the lottery.
There were 13 other instant millionaires of the night, with one player matching the Match 5 and Power Play for $2 million and 12 people matching the Match 5, winning $1 million each. Another 18 players won $150,000 for matching the Match 4, Powerball, and Power Play, and 104 people won $50,000 for the Match 4 and Powerball.
The Powerball jackpot is now reset to $20 million with a cash option of $15 million. The 10X Power Play will also be in play since the jackpot is under $150 million. The next drawing will be held on Saturday, Jan. 23.
Wednesday’s $731.1 million Powerball win adds to the list growing list of lucky players that have taken home big prizes. The largest jackpot ever won in the Powerball lottery was awarded to three players in California, Florida, and Tennessee, on Jan. 13, 2016, for $1.586 billion.
The top two other largest jackpots were won in Wisconsin on March 27, 2019, for $768.4 million and another in Massachusetts for $758.7 million on Aug. 23, 2017.
While the Powerball has named a winner of its latest jackpot, the Mega Millions $970 million estimated jackpot is still up for grabs. The Mega Millions lottery will be drawn next on Friday, Jan. 22, at 11 p.m. EST.
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