The Powerball website was closed for almost the entire Sunday, leaving many people wondering if they won the $290 million jackpot on Saturday night.
The answer is no.
On Saturday 08/21/21 there is no grand prize winner in Powerball, and the newly implemented second chance jackpot is now increased to $293, effective Monday.
The following are the numbers drawn on the evening of Saturday, August 21, 21.
- The first five: 16-28-36-39-59
- Powerball: 04
- Powerful playback: 2x
The Powerball jackpot on Saturday night 08/21/21 is estimated to be US$290 million, and the cash option is worth US$209.2 million. There are no grand prize winners on Saturday.
According to data from Texaslottery.org, the Powerball jackpot on August 23, 21 is estimated to be approximately US$293 million, and the cash option is worth US$214.1 million. Not every state that plays a powerball game will offer a second chance option on Monday.
According to isitdownrightnow.com, the Powerball website has been inaccessible for more than 17 hours. The website constantly checks the URL for a response, and then shows how long it has not responded. There is no report on the reason why the website has been closed for such a long time.
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Powerball is a multi-state lottery played every Wednesday and Saturday, and it is also one of the two largest lottery jackpot games in the United States. The Powerball jackpot starts at US$20 million, and other prizes in Power Play range from US$1 million to US$2 million. Tickets are $2.You can check tonight’s numbers or any past winning numbers on the official website Powerball website.
There are nine ways to win money during Powerball. To get a Powerball with no other numbers, you only need to pay $4, and if you spend an extra dollar on a Powerball, you pay more. The bonus for a ball plus a powerball is the same. $7 is two correct powerball numbers, or three correct numbers but no powerball bonus.
If all five white numbered balls are selected, but the red powerball is incorrect, the prize is $1 million. If the powerball is selected, the prize will be higher.
According to data from the Powerball website, regardless of the size of the jackpot, the odds of winning the jackpot are 1 in 292,201,338.
The last Powerball jackpot winner was on Saturday, 06/05/21, and won the $286 million jackpot. That ticket was sold at the Circle K convenience store in Jacksonville, Florida. The previous Powerball grand prize winner was 03/27/21, and the draw was worth US$238 million. Before the last four winners, the last Powerball lottery ticket was sold in Maryland for a $730 million jackpot on Wednesday, January 20, 2021. This is the fourth jackpot in the history of the game. The previous winning lottery ticket was sold back on August 12, 2020 with a jackpot worth US$169 million. That ticket was sold in Florida.
Normally, the game will be reset to a minimum of $40 million, but the COVID-19 pandemic has forced Powerball officials to cut the minimum jackpot in half, starting with the jackpot on 04/11/20.
This is the highest Powerball jackpot ever
1.586 billion US dollars (01/13/2016)
Winning tickets sold in California, Florida, and Tennessee
2. 768.4 million US dollars (03/27/2019)
One-way tickets sold in Wisconsin
3.758.7 million US dollars (08/23/2017)
One-way tickets sold in Massachusetts
4. 730 million US dollars-(01/20/2021)
One-way tickets sold in Michigan
587.8 million US dollars (October 27, 2018)
Two winning tickets were drawn-one each for Iowa and New York
6.590.5 billion US dollars (05/18/2013)
One-way tickets sold in Florida
787.75 million USD (November 28, 2012)
Two winning tickets were drawn-one for Missouri and one for Arizona
856.41 million US dollars (02/11/2015)
Winning tickets sold in Texas, North Carolina and Puerto Rico
