Powerball numbers drawn for $865 million jackpot, fifth largest in history

If won, this is the fifth-largest grand prize in that game's history

If there is a winner on Wednesday night, they can choose between an immediate $416.1 million lump sum payment or annuity payments worth $865 million that increase by 5% each year.

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There have been 36 consecutive drawings with no wins.

The Powerball jackpot was last won on Jan. 1. 

Powerball play tickets on display at Blue Bird Liquor in Hawthorne, CA, Tuesday, Oct. 10, 2023. (Jay L. Clendenin/Los Angeles Times via Getty Images / Getty Images)

Powerball tickets are $2 per play. Tickets are sold in 45 states

, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands. 

The overall odds of winning a prize are 1 in 24.9. The odds of winning the jackpot are 1 in 292.2 million.

Powerball drawings are broadcast live every Monday, Wednesday and Saturday from the Florida Lottery studio in Tallahassee and live-streamed on Powerball.com.