Powerball drawing Wednesday reaches $750 million

LEXINGTON, Ky. (WTVQ) – Three-quarters of a billion dollars is up for grabs Wednesday night in the POWERBALL® drawing!

Wednesday’s jackpot stands at an estimated $750 million. The cash option for the estimated $750 million POWERBALL jackpot is $465.5 million. This is the 3rd largest jackpot in Powerball history and the 4th largest among lottery jackpots in North America.

Players pick five White Balls and one Red Powerball when filling out a play slip or they can choose the Quick Pick option where the computer chooses their numbers. There are nine ways to win with POWERBALL.

Match 5 + Powerball = $750 Million Jackpot!
Match 5 + No Match = $1,000,000 Match 4 + Powerball = $50,000
Match 4 + No Match = $100 Match 3 + Powerball = $100
Match 3 + No Match = $7 Match 2 + Powerball = $7
Match 1 + Powerball = $4 No Match + Powerball = $4

Tickets for tonight’s $750 million POWERBALL drawing are $2 each and can be purchased at any of the Kentucky Lottery’s retailers or online at kylottery.com until 9:58 p.m. ET. The drawing takes place at 10:58 p.m. ET on Wednesdays and Saturdays. You can view the winning numbers on ABC36 at 11.