Fernando Cervantes Jr. reports the Powerball jackpot will reach an estimated $567 million for the upcoming Wednesday drawing.
The Powerball jackpot will reach an estimated $567 million for the drawing on Wednesday, July 22, after no ticket matched all six numbers during the Monday, July 20, drawing. Fernando Cervantes Jr. reports that the prize includes a one-time cash option of $251.8 million. The previous drawing saw two players, one in Colorado and one in Michigan, each win $1 million prizes. Additionally, a player in San Gabriel, California, won $37,339 by matching four numbers and the Powerball. Nearly 570,000 tickets nationwide won prizes ranging from $4 to $100,000 on Monday. The lottery game remains a popular option for players in 45 states, Washington, D.C., Puerto Rico, and the U.S. Virgin Islands. To win the jackpot, players must match five white balls from a pool of 69 and one red Powerball from a pool of 26. The odds of winning the grand prize are 1 in 292,201,338. Drawings occur every Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday night at 10:59 p.m. EDT.