Powerball results LIVE: Winning numbers for Wednesday, May 5 – $142million jackpot
THE US Powerball lottery results are in and it’s time to find out if anyone has won a life-changing amount of money.
Someone may have won $142million during tonight’s drawing on May 5.
Tonight’s winning numbers are 16, 23, 28, 40, 63, 01 on the red Powerball.
All players must match all five white balls and the red Powerball in order to win the jackpot.
There is no guarantee that a jackpot will be awarded for every drawing.
Other smaller cash prizes are also included.
Powerball tickets cost $2 and are sold in 45 states, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico and the US Virgin Islands.
A world record jackpot of $1.586billion was hit in January 2016 and was shared by winners in California, Florida, and Tennessee.
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The odds of winning the jackpot are 1 in 292.2 million.
The popular game launched in 1992.
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