Winning Powerball Numbers Wednesday, Jan. 31, 2018: $127M Jackpot

MINNEAPOLIS, MN — If you buy your lottery tickets in Minnesota, you were not the winner of the massive January Powerball jackpot. The winning ticket worth $570 million was sold in Merrimack, New Hampshire.

The Wednesday, Jan. 31, 2018 Powerball jackpot has been set to $127 million, with a $78.4 million cash value.

The winning Powerball numbers for Wednesday are: 4 - 7 - 14 - 46 - 59 with a red Powerball number of 22.

Powerball drawings are held every Wednesday and Saturday at 9:59 p.m. central time. If you go to bed before then, check with Patch in the morning for the winning Powerball numbers.

The record in the Powerball jackpot was a $1.6 billion drawing in January 2016, which was won by a couple from Tennessee.

Lottery news: Mega Millions enhanced, starting jackpots increase to $40 million

Mega Millions is being redesigned to bring more value to its players with larger starting jackpots and faster rolls. Starting jackpots will more than double from $15 million to $40 million, and jackpots will grow faster overall.

There will be better odds to win $1 million prizes and higher secondary prizes. The ticket price will also change, moving from $1 to $2.

In the redesigned game, players select five numbers from 1 to 70, and one Mega Ball number from 1 to 25. Players will have a 1 in 24 overall chance of winning a prize.

Players may add the Megaplier option for an extra $1 per play to increase non-jackpot prizes by 2, 3, 4, or 5 times. The enriched Mega Millions game will debut on Oct. 28.

Mega Millions President Debbie D. Alford said that lotteries are responding to consumers with the latest changes.

"We have a demand for innovation to keep fresh, entertaining lottery games and to deliver the attention-grabbing jackpots," said Alford in a statement. "We're excited to deliver the opportunity to create more millionaires and also provide more opportunities to raise additional revenues for the respected causes lotteries benefit."

About Mega Millions

Mega Millions is one of the world's biggest lottery games. Introduced as The Big Game in August 1996 with six member states, the game grew, becoming Mega Millions in May 2002. Mega Millions is currently offered by 46 lotteries. Minnesota began offering Mega Millions in January 2010.

Mega Millions drawings are held Tuesdays and Fridays at 10 p.m. central time. The largest Mega Millions jackpot was a $656 million prize split by three winners in Kansas, Illinois and Maryland in 2012, according to a news release.

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