Powerball jackpot hits $183 million for Feb. 14; Winning tickets in Illinois, Texas get $2M – NorthJersey.com

The Powerball jackpot will rise to an estimated $183 million after no one matched all six balls in Saturday night’s drawing, according to the Powerball website. 

Three tickets matched the five white balls to win second-tier prizes. Two tickets sold in Illinois and Texas had the Powerplay to win $2 million, while a Waterford, California ticket won $291,509.

The winning numbers drawn on Saturday, Feb. 12, 2022 were: 8 – 10 – 21 – 41 – 62 and Powerball 7. The Powerplay was 3x.

The cash option for Monday night’s drawing is $122.4 million.

The Powerball was last won in early January when tickets sold in California and Wisconsin split a $632.6 million jackpot.

There are now three chances to win the Powerball each week – Monday, Wednesday and Saturday.

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Meanwhile, the Mega Millions jackpot is at $53 million with a cash option of $35.1 million for Tuesday’s drawing, according to the Mega Millions website. 

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Top 10 Powerball Jackpots

1. $1.586 billion, Jan. 13, 2016: Three winners in California, Florida, Tennessee
2. $768.4 million, March 27, 2019: Won in Wisconsin
3. $758.7 million, Aug. 23, 2017: Won in Massachusetts
4. $730 million, Jan. 20, 2021: Won in Maryland
5. $699.8 million, Oct. 4, 2021: Won in California
6. $687.8 million, Oct. 27, 2018: Two winners in Iowa, New York
7. $632.6 million, Jan. 5, 2022: Two winner in California, Wisconsin
8. $590.5 million, May 18, 2013: Won in Florida
9. $587.5 million, Nov. 28, 2012: Two winner in Arizona, Missouri
10. $564.1 million, Feb. 11, 2015: Three winners in North Carolina, Puerto Rico, Texas

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