Powerball: Here are the numbers for Wednesday’s $687 million jackpot

As March madness begins, efforts to win a large Powerball jackpot are increasing as the grand prize continues to grow.

Numbers drawn Wednesday night for a prize worth $687 million were 13-22-27-54-66 and the Powerball was 9. The Power Play was 2X.

If a player wins the jackpot in Wednesday’s drawing, they will have the choice between an annuitized prize worth an estimated $687 million or a lump sum payment estimated at $327.3 million. Both prize options are before taxes. If the winner selects the annuity option, they will receive one immediate payment followed by 29 annual payments that increase by 5% each year, lottery officials said.

The Powerball jackpot was last won on Jan. 1 by a single ticket in Michigan that matched all five white balls and the red Powerball to win an $842.2 million grand prize. Since then, there have been 33 consecutive drawings without a jackpot winner.

The highest jackpot in Powerball history is $2.04 billion, sold to a single winner in California on Nov. 7, 2022.

Drawings are held 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 odds of winning the grand prize are 1 in 292.2 million, according to Powerball.com.

Top 10 Powerball jackpots

$2.04 billion -- Nov. 7, 2022; California.
$1.765 billion -- Oct. 11, 2023; California.
$1.586 billion -- Jan. 13, 2016; California, Florida, Tennessee.
$1.08 billion -- July 19, 2023; California.
$842 million -- Jan. 1, 2024; Michigan.
$768.4 million -- Mar. 27, 2019; Wisconsin.
$758.7 million -- Aug. 23, 2017; Massachusetts.
$754.6 million -- Feb. 6, 2023; Washington.
$731.1 million -- Jan. 20, 2021; Maryland.
$699.8 million -- Oct. 4, 2021; California.

The highest jackpot in Powerball history is $2.04 billion, sold to a single winner in California on Nov. 7, 2022.

Drawings are held 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 odds of winning the grand prize are 1 in 292.2 million, according to Powerball.com.

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