Feb. 3 Winning Powerball Numbers; $145 Million Jackpot

Wisconsin resident John Randall of Wauwatosa is the lucky player who won $50,000 from the Saturday, January 27 Powerball drawing. Randall matched four out of five numbers plus the Powerball, and purchased his winning ticket at My-Tech Oil at 7535 West Bluemound Road in Milwaukee.

Players across Wisconsin are hoping that they wake up on Super Bowl Sunday $145 million richer after Saturday's winning numbers are announced.

The Powerball jackpot has gone unclaimed for several weeks and Saturday night's prize sits at $145 million. The cash payout will be roughly $89.6 million for the lucky winner. What time is the Powerball drawing? Numbers are drawn every Wednesday and Saturday at 10:59 p.m. Eastern time. (9:59 p.m. here in Wisconsin)

The largest three Powerball jackpots ever are:

• $1.6 Billion — January 2016
• $758 Million — August 2017
• $590.5 Million — February 2013

Winning Powerball numbers:

Winning Numbers 2/3/2018

15 23 27 48 53 powerball 6

Live Updates can be found online here.

Odds of winning either the Powerball are pretty slim: about one in 292.2 million.

Lottery Director Cindy Polzin noted, "large jackpots create excitement, and that's fun for everyone," she said. "Wisconsin homeowners are big winners as well because lottery proceeds go toward property tax relief."
A lucky winner in Wednesday's Powerball drawing could choose to take a cash payout of $291 million. The last time the game had a big jackpot was in August, when a player in Massachusetts won $758.7 million.

How to Play
Tickets must be purchased by 9 p.m. on Wednesday and Saturday to be included in the drawing:

• Each ticket costs $2 per play
• Choose five different numbers 1 to 69 and one Powerball number 1 to 26
• Sign your ticket and check it as soon as possible to avoid missing out on any prize you may have won.

While the jackpot gets the most attention, there are other prizes to be won in Powerball. Prizes range from $4 for matching just the Powerball to $1 million for matching all five numbers (but not the Powerball).
'For an extra $1 per play, you can choose Power Play to increase your non-jackpot winnings which will be multiplied by the drawing's Power Play number. For example, if your prize is $50,000 and the Power Play number is 5, you win $250,000 just by adding Power Play. The $1 million prize automatically becomes $2 million with Power Play.

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