One ticket sold in New Jersey matched all six numbers in Wednesday night's Powerball drawing, winning a jackpot estimated at $847 million, or $363.1 million in cash, according to the official Powerball results.
The winning numbers for Nov. 4 are 15, 34, 41, 53 and 56, with Powerball 21. The Power Play was 2x.
Lottery officials have not said where the ticket was sold or who bought it.
The numbers and the other prizes
The jackpot had been advertised at $835 million before the drawing, after Monday's drawing produced no jackpot winner, and the final estimate came in at $847 million. No ticket matched five white balls without the Powerball, so the $1 million and $2 million prizes had no winners. Twenty-five tickets matched four white balls and the Powerball for $50,000, and four more won $100,000 with Power Play. California pays lower-tier prizes on a pari-mutuel basis, so amounts there can differ.
The New Jersey Lottery's Powerball page shows the same numbers and now lists the next jackpot at $20 million, with an $8.6 million cash option, for Saturday, Nov. 7. New Jersey's separate Double Play drawing produced 03, 06, 23, 58 and 65, with 15.
What happens next
A Powerball prize has to be claimed in the state where the ticket was sold, so the jackpot winner will deal with the New Jersey Lottery. The $847 million figure is the estimated total of 30 graduated payments over 29 years, and the $363.1 million cash value is the alternative lump sum. Both are before federal and state taxes. The winner picks one.
Anyone who played in New Jersey can check a ticket against the numbers above or with the state lottery's ticket checker. Players everywhere else can still have smaller prizes, which are claimed through their own state lottery.
