The Powerball jackpot has increased to an estimated $185 million for Wednesday’s drawing after no ticket matched all six numbers in Monday night’s $174 million drawing. The numbers drawn on August 5 were 29, 42, 44, 51, 54, with a Powerball of 12 and a Power Play multiplier of 2x.
The odds of winning the Powerball jackpot remain a daunting 1 in 292.2 million. The last jackpot winner took home $139 million on July 3, following a $223 million win by a New Jersey player on June 10.
The largest Powerball jackpot in U.S. history was $2.04 billion, won by a California ticket holder on November 7, 2022. Both Powerball and Mega Millions have had jackpots exceeding $1 billion multiple times.
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