The Powerball jackpot has rolled over once again after no ticket matched all six winning numbers drawn during the Monday, Sept. 14 lottery drawing. Although the grand prize eluded players nationwide, the drawing proved exceptionally lucrative for select participants, highlighted by a multi-million-dollar windfall in Ohio and another significant prize winner in Georgia.
Official results confirmed that the winning numbers for the Sept. 14 drawing were white balls 19, 20, 57, 61, and 67, paired with the red Powerball number 22. In addition, the Power Play multiplier drawn for the evening was 2X. That multiplier played a pivotal role in doubling the secondary prize value for a ticket holder who opted into the feature.
While the primary jackpot remained untouched, two tickets across the country earned major payouts by matching all five white balls. In Georgia, a ticket holder secured a standard $1 million Match 5 prize. Meanwhile, an Ohio player who also matched all five white numbers went a step further by adding the optional Power Play for an extra dollar, doubling their payout to a total of $2 million.
Because no player held a ticket matching the entire winning sequence for the advertised $253 million jackpot—which carried a lump-sum cash option of $107.4 million—the top prize will increase for the next drawing. Lottery officials announced that the estimated jackpot for the Wednesday, Sept. 16 drawing will rise to $271 million, with a corresponding cash option valued at $115.1 million for a sole winner selecting the cash payout.
Monday night's event also featured the complementary Powerball Double Play drawing, an add-on game offering a second opportunity to win prizes up to $10 million. The Double Play winning numbers for Sept. 14 were 12, 23, 48, 61, and 67, with a red Powerball of 8. Double Play is available in participating jurisdictions, including Kentucky and Indiana, for an extra $1 per play.
Powerball drawings take place three times each week, with winning numbers selected every Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday at 11 p.m. Eastern Time. The frequent schedule allows prize pools to build steadily as ticket sales accumulate across participating states between drawings.
The continual growth of the jackpot reflects the challenging mathematical hurdle required to win the top prize. According to official game rules, the odds of winning the Powerball jackpot by matching all five white balls and the red Powerball stand at 1 in 292.2 million. These steep odds explain why grand prize rollovers occur regularly.
Despite the difficult odds for the jackpot, Powerball offers nine different prize tiers with varying levels of probability. The second-tier prize of $1 million, achieved by matching all five white balls without the red Powerball, comes with odds of 1 in 11.7 million. Players who match four white balls plus the red Powerball face odds of approximately 1 in 913,000 to take home a $50,000 prize before any multipliers are applied.
The game's middle tiers offer further chances to secure fixed cash amounts. A payout of $100 is awarded to players who match four white balls, an outcome with odds of roughly 1 in 36,000. Matching three white balls plus the red Powerball likewise yields a $100 payout, with slightly better odds of approximately 1 in 14,500.
Lower-tier prizes provide more frequent payouts to participants. Matching three white balls awards $7 with odds of approximately 1 in 580, while matching two white balls plus the red Powerball also pays $7 at odds of about 1 in 700. The smallest prizes award $4 for matching either one white ball plus the red Powerball (odds of 1 in ~92) or just the red Powerball alone, which carries the game's best individual winning odds at approximately 1 in 38.
Participating in the multi-state game requires an initial cost of $2 per play. Buyers can choose to spend an extra $1 for the Power Play option, which multiplies all non-jackpot payouts according to the multiplier drawn. In select states such as Indiana and Kentucky, players can also pay an additional $1 for the Double Play feature to enter their numbers into the separate $10 million top-prize drawing.
To play, participants select five numbers from 1 to 69 for the white balls and one number from 1 to 26 for the red Powerball. Players have the option of selecting their own numbers on a paper play slip or requesting a quick pick, which prompts the lottery terminal to randomly generate a combination of numbers on their behalf.
Powerball is currently offered across 45 states—including Ohio, Kentucky, and Indiana—as well as in Washington, D.C., and the U.S. Virgin Islands. Players are not required to be U.S. citizens or residents to participate in the lottery. Physical tickets can be purchased at supermarkets, gas stations, and convenience stores throughout participating regions, though sales cut-off times generally occur one to two hours before the drawing depending on the specific state jurisdiction.
In addition to brick-and-mortar retail locations, several jurisdictions provide options for acquiring tickets digitally. In Ohio and Indiana, customers can order tickets online through Jackpocket, the official digital lottery courier of the USA TODAY Network, while Kentucky players can buy directly through the Kentucky Lottery website. Online purchases are also officially available directly through state lottery portals to residents in Connecticut, Georgia, Illinois, Kansas, Michigan, New Hampshire, North Carolina, North Dakota, Pennsylvania, Virginia, West Virginia, and Washington, D.C.
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