The winning numbers for this week’s (Wednesday, Nov 18) Powerball lottery jackpot are in. Check the result report below to see you won the big money prize or one of the game’s smaller scale rewards.
The winning numbers for this week’s (Wednesday, Nov 18) Powerball lottery jackpot are: 17, 40, 41, 46, 49 PB 06.
According to official Powerball lottery website, there was no big money as reported:
“There were no jackpot winners for Wednesday's drawing... The next drawing will be Saturday, November 21st, 2015.”
That means that this coming weekend’s (Sat, Nov 21) game have risen to a whopping $80 million, with an estimated cash value of $48.9 million.
Even though no one won this week’s big money prize, it doesn’t mean you throw out your tickets just yet. The game often hands out smaller prizes that are still pretty handsome in and of themselves. The official Powerball lottery website is reporting on all the ways to win:
“The jackpot - won by matching all five white balls in any order and the red Powerball - is either an annuitized prize paid out over 29 years (30 payments counting the first immediate payment) or a cash lump sum payment. If you choose the cash, then you get the cash, pay the tax, and can invest what is left over. If you choose the annuity, then we can invest the cash amount pre-tax, less an immediate first payment (more to invest means more earnings). With the annuity, you get an annual payment that is increased by 5% each year to keep up with the cost of living.
“The second prize - won by matching five white balls in any order - is $1,000,000 paid in cash (no annuity option). You win by matching at least three white ball numbers. Any time you match the red Powerball, you win a prize. The overall odds of winning a prize in the game are approximately 1 in 25. Players win a prize by matching one of the 9 Ways to Win.”
