Powerball successful numbers 7/29/26: Jackpot grows to $707M for Saturday’s drawing
NEW YORK (WABC) — The Powerball jackpot has elevated to $707 million for Saturday evening’s drawing after no winner was introduced in Wednesday’s drawing. That has a money worth of $309.7 million.
Watch Powerball drawings streamed on ABC 7 New York on Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday at 10:59 p.m.
Wednesday’s drawing was on the heels of 1 fortunate ticket holder in Florida successful the $800 million Mega Tens of millions drawing on Tuesday evening.
It was the tenth largest Mega Tens of millions jackpot within the recreation’s historical past.
As for Powerball, the most important payout was simply over $2 billion (about 1.5 billion kilos) from a ticket purchased in 2022 in California. EuroMillions, a lottery supplied throughout 9 European nations and in addition operated within the U.Okay. by Allwyn, awarded the utmost 250 million euros (about $285 million) to gamers from France, Eire and Austria over the course of 2025.
The chances of successful a Powerball jackpot are a minuscule 1 in 292.2 million. These odds would be the similar for U.S. and U.Okay. gamers, lottery officers say.
U.S. lottery officers say the expanded participant base will enable Powerball jackpots to develop extra shortly, seemingly growing gross sales as extra individuals are drawn to bigger grand prizes.
Powerball tickets value $2.
Tickets bought within the U.Okay. will solely go towards the Powerball jackpot – not lower-tier prizes. Gamers within the U.Okay. could have a special lower-tier prize construction.
The estimated jackpot quantities in every nation will differ as a consequence of foreign money conversion charges and since the U.S. advertises prize quantities pretax, in contrast to within the U.Okay.
U.Okay. Powerball jackpots will even be paid over 30 years, whereas within the U.S. jackpot winners have a selection between taking their winnings unfold over years by means of an annuity or in money – almost all winners go for money.
Powerball is performed in 45 U.S. states, and Washington, D.C., Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands.
Within the recreation, gamers select 5 white-ball numbers from 1 to 69 and one pink Powerball quantity from 1 to 26. Drawings will proceed to be held Mondays, Wednesdays and Saturdays.
Here’s a have a look at the ten largest U.S. jackpots which were gained and the states the place the successful tickets have been offered:
1. $2.040 billion, Powerball, Nov. 7, 2022 (one ticket: California)
2. $1.787 billion. Powerball. Sept. 6, 2025 (two tickets: Missouri and Texas)
2. $1.765 billion, Powerball, Oct. 11, 2023 (one ticket: California)
3. $1.602 billion, Mega Tens of millions, Aug. 8, 2023 (one ticket: Florida)
4. $1.586 billion, Powerball, Jan. 13, 2016 (three tickets: California, Florida and Tennessee)
5. $1.537 billion, Mega Tens of millions, Oct. 23, 2018 (one ticket: South Carolina)
6. $1.348 billion, Mega Tens of millions, Jan. 13, 2023 (one ticket: Maine)
7. $1.337 billion, Mega Tens of millions, July 29, 2022 (one ticket: Illinois)
8. $1.269 billion, Mega Tens of millions, Dec. 27, 2024 (one ticket: California)
9.$1.128 billion Mega Tens of millions, March 26, 2024 (one ticket, from New Jersey)
10. $1.08 billion, Powerball, July, 19, 2023 (one ticket: California)
You possibly can watch the New York state lottery drawings stay day by day at 2:30 p.m. and 10:30 p.m. and Wednesdays and Saturdays at 8:15 p.m. on ABC 7 New York.
Powerball drawings are additionally streamed right here on Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday at 10:59 p.m.
Mega Tens of millions drawings are streamed on Tuesday and Friday at 11:00 p.m.
The New York Lottery continues to be North America’s largest and most worthwhile Lottery, contributing $3.7 billion in Lottery Assist to Schooling for FY2022-2023 to assist assist training in New York State.
New York Lottery income is distributed to native college districts by the identical statutory formulation used to distribute different state assist to training. It takes into consideration each a college district’s dimension and its earnings degree; bigger, lower-income college districts obtain proportionately bigger shares of Lottery college funding.
For extra details about the New York lottery and to see lottery outcomes, please go to nylottery.ny.gov..
New Yorkers fighting a playing dependancy, or who know somebody who’s, can discover assist by calling the State’s toll-free, confidential HOPEline at 1-877-8-HOPENY (1-877-846-7369) or by texting HOPENY (467369). Customary textual content charges might apply.
(The Related Press contributed to this report.)
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