523 million dollars and counting! After 36 draws, the estimated Powerball Jackpot for the Saturday, September 25, drawing has surpassed a half a billion dollars. If won this weekend, it would be the 10th largest jackpot in the history of the Powerball game.
The jackpot is the largest since January 20, when a $731.1 million jackpot was won on a ticket sold in Maryland. The odds of winning a Powerball Jackpot are 1 in 292,201,338.
Nationwide, the Powerball Jackpot has been hit five times in 2021:
- January 20 – $731.1 million – Maryland
- January 23 – $23.2 million – New Jersey
- January 30 – $33.2 million – New Jersey
- March 27 – $235.4 million – Florida
- June 5 – $285.6 million – Florida
