Powerball jackpot: One ticket wins $526.5 million
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A California lottery player just woke up a multi-millionaire: One ticket sold in California won the $526.5 million jackpot on Saturday, March 29.
According to Powerball, final ticket sales pushed the jackpot beyond its earlier estimate of $515 million to $526.5 million at the time of the drawing.
Powerball numbers
The winning numbers in the Saturday, March 29 Powerball drawing were white balls 7, 11, 21, 53, 61 and red Powerball 2. The Power Play® multiplier was 3X.
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Powerball jackpot
What we know:
The jackpot has a cash value of $243.8 million. This was the second Powerball jackpot won this year; the Powerball jackpot was previously won on Jan. 18, 2025, by an Oregon lottery player who claimed a $328.5 million prize.
FILE - Powerball play tickets on display at Blue Bird Liquor in Hawthorne, CA, Tuesday, Oct. 10, 2023. (Jay L. Clendenin / Los Angeles Times via Getty Images)
The lucky ticket holder in California will have the choice between an annuitized prize of $526.5 million or a lump sum payment of $243.8 million. Both prize options are before taxes. If the winner selects the annuity option, they will receive one immediate payment followed by 29 annual payments that increase by 5-percent each year.
The $1 million-winning tickets were sold in Georgia (2), Ohio, Oregon and Texas.
What we don't know:
It’s unclear exactly where the jackpot winning ticket was sold.
Monday’s Powerball drawing
What's next:
For the next drawing on Monday night, the Powerball jackpot resets to $20 million. The jackpot has a cash value of $9.3 million.
The backstory:
Powerball tickets are $2 per play. Tickets are sold in 45 states, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands. The overall odds of winning a prize are 1 in 24.9. The odds of winning the jackpot are 1 in 292.2 million.
Powerball drawings are broadcast live every Monday, Wednesday and Saturday at 10:59 p.m. ET from the Florida Lottery draw studio in Tallahassee. Powerball drawings are also live streamed on Powerball.com.
The Source: This report includes information from Powerball.