People walk past an electronic sign displaying the Powerball jackpot Wednesday in Queens, New York. Kylie Cooper/Reuters
The winning numbers for Saturday’s $1.8 billion Powerball jackpot are 11, 23, 44, 61, 62 with red Powerball of 17 and a Power Play multiplier of 2.
The jackpot is the second-largest in US lottery history, behind only the record $2.04 billion Powerball jackpot won in 2022 in California, according to the Multi-State Lottery Association, which runs the Powerball game.
Saturday’s drawing was the 42nd since the Powerball jackpot was last won on May 31 in California. The streak is the game record for the most consecutive drawings without a jackpot winner, the Multi-State Lottery Association said.
The $1.8 billion figure represents the amount a winner could get in 30 an