Powerball jackpot climbs to $635 million as no winner emerges in Wednesday draw
The Wednesday, Oct. 21 Powerball drawing produced a $635 million jackpot but no jackpot winner, while two tickets claimed $2 million each with Power Play and a third ticket won $1 million.
The Powerball drawing held on Wednesday, Oct. 21 produced the numbers 1, 21, 44, 50 and 57, with the Powerball ball being 5 and a 2× Power Play multiplier. The jackpot reached an estimated $635 million, equivalent to a $267.5 million cash option.
No ticket matched all five white balls and the Powerball to claim the jackpot. Two tickets sold in Ohio and Pennsylvania each matched the five white balls and had the Power Play option, earning $2 million per ticket. A ticket sold in New Jersey matched the five white balls without Power Play and won $1 million.
The next drawing is scheduled for Saturday, Oct. 24, with drawings occurring at 10:59 p.m. on Monday, Wednesday and Saturday. In Michigan, tickets can be purchased in store or online until 9:45 p.m. on draw night. A Powerball play costs $2, with an optional $1 Power Play add-on that can multiply non-jackpot prizes.
The overall odds of hitting the jackpot remain 1 in 292.2 million. Additional features such as Double Play, available for an extra $1, allow players to enter a second drawing for prizes up to $10 million, though Power Play does not apply to Double Play winnings.