$1.4 billion Powerball: Winning numbers for Wednesday, Sept. 3

WASHINGTON — An estimated $1.4 billion Powerball jackpot is up for grabs Wednesday night after 40 consecutive drawings without anyone matching all six numbers.

The massive Powerball prize is the fourth-largest Powerball jackpot and sixth-largest U.S. lottery jackpot overall. 

Overwhelming demand crashed the Powerball website around the time of the drawing. 

No one has won the grand prize since May 31, and the 41st drawing on Wednesday will be just one fewer than the record set last year.

Wednesday’s winning numbers were 3-16-29-61-69 and Powerball 22. The Power Play multiplier was 2x.

If a winner matches all five numbers and the Powerball, they have the option to take the full jackpot paid out over 30 years, or a smaller cash payout. Winners almost always take the cash option.

Even with the smaller lump sum payout, federal taxes will eat into those winnings, and some states also tax big lottery prizes. 

The odds of winning the Powerball jackpot are one in 292.2 million. The odds of matching all five white balls and winning the $1 million prize are 1 in 11,688,053. The overall odds of winning a prize are 1 in 24.87.

The Powerball drawing takes place live at 10:59 p.m. ET every Monday, Wednesday and Saturday. Tickets, which cost $2 per play, are sold in 45 states, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands.

The top 6 largest Powerball wins have all surpassed $1 billion. Powerball lottery games have potentially huge jackpots because they are played in multiple states. 

1. $2.04 Billion – Nov. 7, 2022 – CA
2. $1.765 Billion – Oct. 11, 2023 – CA
3. $1.586 Billion – Jan. 13, 2016 – CA, FL, TN
4. $1.4 Billion (est.) – Sept. 3, 2025
5. $1.326 Billion – April 6, 2024 – OR
6. $1.08 Billion – July 19, 2023 – CA
7. $842.4 Million – January 1, 2024 – MI
8. $768.4 Million – March 27, 2019 – WI
9. $758.7 Million – Aug. 23, 2017 – MA
10. $754.6 Million – Feb. 6, 2023 – WA