Winning Powerball numbers for Monday, March 18, 2024

19 March 2024, 07:34 published

The odds of winning the Powerball jackpot are one in 292.2 million.

WASHINGTON — The Powerball jackpot has grown to $645 million after no one won the grand prize in Saturday’s $600 million drawing.

Numbers were drawn Monday night for the jackpot, which works out to about $307 million if winners take the cash option.

Winning Powerball numbers for Monday, March 18, 2024

The winning numbers were 10-17-20-39-44, Powerball 16 and Power Play 3X.

If a winner matches all five numbers and the Powerball, they have the option to take the full jackpot paid out over 30 years, or a smaller cash payout. Winners almost always take the cash option.

Even with the smaller lump sum payout, federal taxes will eat into those winnings, and some states also tax big lottery prizes. Powerball is played in 45 states, as well as Washington, D.C., Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands.

When is the Powerball drawing?

The Powerball drawing takes place live at 10:59 p.m. Eastern 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.

What are my chances of winning the Powerball?

The odds of winning the Powerball jackpot are one in 292.2 million.

Over the past few years, huge lottery jackpots have become more common as lottery officials have changed the rules and ticket prices to boost top prizes.

Powerball’s biggest change came in 2021 when officials decided to add a Monday drawing to its weekly lineup of Wednesday and Saturday evening drawings. At the time of the announcement, Powerball proclaimed the addition of the Monday drawing would lead to “larger, faster-growing jackpots.”