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The Powerball results have come to light for Saturday night's lottery drawing, worth an estimated $600 million.
Powerball winning numbers for October 17
The winning numbers for Saturday's drawing were: 12, 13, 24, 32, 35, with a Powerball of 11. The Power Play was 3x.
No one won the $600 million Powerball Jackpot on October 17, pushing the estimated jackpot to $650 million for the next drawing.
When are Powerball drawings?
Powerball drawings are held three times a week, Monday, Wednesday and Saturday, with numbers broadcast live around 10:59 p.m. Eastern time. Ticket sales typically cut off about an hour before each drawing, though exact cutoff times vary by state.
How do you play Powerball?
Each Powerball ticket costs $2 per play. Players choose five numbers from 1 to 69 and one Powerball number from 1 to 26.
To win the Powerball jackpot, match the six numbers on your ticket to the drawn six-number combination (five numbers plus the Powerball).
Notably, the odds of winning the jackpot prize are 1 in 292.2 million.
For an extra $1 per play, players can add Power Play, which multiplies non-jackpot prizes by 2, 3, 4, 5 or 10 times, depending on the multiplier drawn that night.
Powerball is sold in 45 states, Washington, D.C., Puerto Rico, the U.S. Virgin Islands and the United Kingdom.
When is the next Powerball drawing jackpot?
The next drawing will be held on Monday, October 19, 2026. Drawings are held three times per week at approximately 10:59 p.m. ET every Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday.
Top 5 U.S. lottery drawing jackpot results
Here are the US all-time top 10 Powerball jackpots according to powerball.com:
1. $2.04 billion, Powerball, November 7, 2022; California.
2. $1.817 billion, Powerball, December 24, 2025; Arkansas.
3. $1.787 billion, Powerball, September 6, 2025; Missouri, Texas.
4. $1.765 billion, Powerball, October 11, 2023; California.
5. $1.586 billion, Powerball, January 13, 2016; California, Florida, Tennessee.
