The odds of hitting the Powerball jackpot are 292,201,388 to 1. A player who buys a $2 ticket has about a 1 in 11,688,053 chance to match five numbers and win at least $1 million, while the odds are 913,129 to 1 to win a third prize of at least $50,000.

Two New Jersey lottery players won $50,000 in Wednesday night's Powerball, according to the state's lottery announced on Friday. The tickets both matched four white balls and the Powerball to win the third-tier prizes. The winning tickets were sold at:

There were also two winners in Ocean. A Powerball ticket hit for $150,000 after it was sold at HC Good Neighbor Pharmacy in Toms River on Nov. 18. The other, a $10,000 Loaded ticket, was sold at Country Farm in Whiting on Nov. 22. Overall, there were 12 people who won at least $10,000.

Powerball drawings are held each Monday, Wednesday and Saturday in 45 states, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands. Powerball winning numbers, live results for Monday’s $184M drawing Nov. 25, 2024, 10:45 p.m.

Two lucky Australians have won the $100 million Powerball jackpot overnight. The two individuals were from Victoria and Queensland and will split the prize 50-50. The prize was the third-largest jackpot offered across Australia for 2024 by any lottery.