Powerball Winning Numbers For 4/3/2019 Drawing: $54M Jackpot

The Powerball jackpot for Wednesday is barely out of the dumper after the second-largest prize in the game's history — worth an estimated $768.4 million — was won by whoever purchased the lucky ticket in New Berlin, Wisconsin, one week ago. The jackpot for the Wednesday, April 3, game is $54 million; the one-time cash payout for tonight's Powerball drawing will be $33.9 million.

What time are the winning Powerball numbers drawn? Numbers are selected every Wednesday and Saturday at 10:59 p.m. Eastern time, with Powerball results typically posted within five minutes.

In most states, ticket sales stop at least an hour before the drawing, but a state may cut off sales earlier, such as Illinois, which ends sales three hours before the drawing. In Maryland and New Jersey, ticket sales end at 9:59 p.m.; in Virginia, they close at 10 p.m. Check with your state lottery for the sales cut-off time.

The winning Powerball numbers for Wednesday, April 3, are: 16, 19, 25, 32, 49 and the Powerball of 18.

The largest Powerball jackpot in history was $1.586 billion, which was shared by winners in California, Florida and Tennessee in January 2016. Someone in South Carolina claimed the $1.6 billion Mega Millions jackpot on Oct. 23, 2018, game officials said.

To play Powerball you must match all five white balls in any order and the red Powerball number. The odds of picking the correct Powerball grand prize numbers are one in 292,201,338. Powerball tickets cost $2 each. Find locations where you can buy your Powerball tickets here.