The winning Powerball numbers are: 8-27-34-4-19 Powerball: 10. Powerplay multiplier was 2.
There are at least three winning tickets in Wednesday night’s record $1.5 billion Powerball jackpot.
The California lottery says one ticket was sold at a 7-Eleven in Chino Hills, near Los Angeles.
And there also are winners in Tennessee and Florida.
Disclaimer: The winners won’t take home the full $1.5 billion. First, there will be a nine-digit tax bill. And the prize money is split evenly among the winners.
A winning ticket will still be a staggering payday.
Tickets cost $2, or $3 for a Power Play ticket, which boosts the value of non-jackpot prizes.
Powerball players have spent an estimated $2.6 billion on tickets since the last jackpot was claimed in November.
The last drawing on January 9 marked the 19th without a grand prize winner.
To win the grand prize, the ticket must match all five numbers (in any order) and the red Powerball number. Anyone with just a matching Powerball number gets four bucks. Tickets with more matching numbers are eligible for a prize of $7, $100, $50,000 or $1 million. You can see all the ways to win here.
When will it end?
If a winner wasn’t drawn on Wednesday night, the Powerball jackpot will grow to $2 billion, with a cash value of $1.24 billion.
Powerball told CNNMoney via email that the prize for Wednesday’s drawing will not change from its current level — $1.5 billion.
This is already by far the biggest jackpot ever recorded by any country.
If a winner isn’t drawn, it will be the 20th without a grand prize winner. The current pot has been growing since November 4.
The jackpot broke into the top 10 biggest in U.S. history on January 3 when it hit $400 million.
Tickets for Powerball can be purchased in 44 states, Washington, D.C., Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands.