Powerball Made Three Millionaires, But No One Won the Jackpot

Powerball recently handed out its latest jackpot, but that doesn’t mean that the fun is all over. Despite not crowning a winner, the most recent drawing actually turned three separate winners into millionaires.

Three Players Won $1M or More

The Wednesday Powerball drawing turned out to be quite eventful despite the lack of a big prize as three separate players won the game’s second-tier prize. These included players from Oregon, Pennsylvania, and Illinois.

For context, the winning numbers for the February 4 drawing were 27, 29, 30, 37, and 58, with a Powerball of 15. Guessing all numbers correctly would have resulted in a prize drop of $83 million if a hypothetical winner had chosen the annuity, or $37.6 million if they had picked the one-time lump sum option.

Since no one matched all the numbers correctly, however, the jackpot remained unclaimed. Despite that, three separate players won seven-figure sums since they managed to match all numbers, except the Powerball, correctly. These included a player from Illinois, who will take home $1 million, as well as two players, one from Oregon and one from Pennsylvania, who will take home $2 million each due to the Power Play feature.

In addition to that, seven players won the game’s third-tier prize after correctly guessing four white numbers and the Powerball. Four of them will take $50,000 each, while three others will scoop up $100,000 each due to Power Play.

In the meantime, the jackpot has now reached $102 million with a cash value of $46.1 million. The next drawing is set to take place on Saturday, February 7.

Two Powerball Jackpots Landed

As mentioned, a lucky player won the Powerball jackpot only several days ago, becoming the recipient of a $209.3 million prize.

This win came around the same time the winner of Christmas’s $1.82 billion Powerball jackpot emerged. The player chose to remain anonymous, but lottery officials noted that he had heeded the lottery’s advice and had onboarded the services of a professional financial consultant before claiming their prize.