Overview
- Saturday’s draw produced the numbers 6, 17, 27, 48, 50 and Powerball 5 and did not produce a jackpot winner, so the top prize rolled over again.
- The advertised jackpot is now about $748 million with a reported lump-sum cash option near $325.1 million, and winners must choose between the 30-year annuity or the smaller immediate payout.
- Several seven-figure prizes were paid in the latest draw including three $1 million tickets sold in California, single $1 million tickets in Maryland and Texas, and a $2 million Power Play win in Virginia.
- Powerball’s recent expansion to allow U.K. ticket sales has enlarged the player pool and is expected to accelerate jackpot growth by bringing more entries into the shared prize fund.
- In South Africa two players matched five main numbers but missed the PowerBall on July 31 and won about R228,239 each while local jackpots continued to roll over under new operator Sizekhaya, with PowerBall estimated near R52 million and Lotto near R5.5 million.