Players use paper slips to enter their specific choices in the national lottery game. It is played in 44 states, Washington, D.C., Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands. (Mike Zacchino/Staff )
Another night, another chance at winning the jackpot. Wednesday"s winning lottery numbers have been drawn.
Powerball:16-38-55-63-67; Powerball is 25 and PowerPlay is 4. The jackpot is at $227 million.
Megabucks:12-13-19-24-44-47; the jackpot is at $4.2 million.
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Feeling lucky? if so, hopefully you plunked down $2 for a ticket to Wednesday"s Powerball drawing offering one of the biggest lottery jackpots ever. Check your numbers here.
The latest winning numbers for Powerball are:
12-36-38-54-61, Powerball: 22, Power Play: 3X
The estimated jackpot is $301.8 million. The lump sum payment before taxes is about $184 million.
While the jackpot is one of the largest lottery prizes recently, it isn"t close yet to the record Powerball prize of $590.5 million in May 2013.
Powerball drawings are Wednesdays and Saturdays, and are offered in the 44 states, Washington D.C., Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands.
The odds of winning the jackpot with a $2 ticket are 1 in 175,223,510.
MLive.com and Cleveland.com contributed this report.
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Do you have the winning Powerball numbers for December 23? Check your ticket and see if you are the winner of Wednesday night"s $227 million jackpot. "Tis the season to be extra jolly if you match all six numbers and become the lottery"s newest mega-millionaire.
Scroll down for tonight"s winning Powerball numbers andsome information about the lottery"s cash option vs. 30-year annuity payment options for jackpot winners.
It"s been almost two months since the Powerball jackpot was given away. If there is no winner tonight, the jackpot will increase to approximately $250 million for the next drawing on December 26.
The winning Powerball numbers for December 23 are:16-38-55-63-67 PB 25 PowerPlay X4
If you end up beating the 1 in 259 million odds and win the $227 million jackpot tonight, it"s important to sign your ticket and put it in a safe place before you start celebrating.
When you present the winning ticket at your state"s lottery headquarters (hopefully with an attorney by your side), you will be given two optionsto receive your windfall a lump-sum payment or an annuity.
Lump-Sum Payment: A one-time payment will be based on the cash value of the jackpot $141 million. According to USA Mega, the lump-sum payment would be about $105,750,000 after 25 percent in federal taxes are deducted. Check here to see if your state taxes lottery winnings. If so, that percentage will be deducted from your payment as well.
30-Year Annuity: Jackpot winners who choose this option will get 30 annual payments of approximately $5,675,000 each after federal taxes. The annuity is based on the entire $227 million jackpot.
Business Insider has some helpful tips on how to choose between a one-time cash payout and annuity. However, if you are tonight"s jackpot winner, contact a financial adviser to get the proper advice that applies to your situation.
Watch the Powerball drawings live every Wednesday and Saturday night at 11 p.m. ET on one of these TV stations or by downloading the handy (and free) LotteryHub app for your iPhone or Android device.
CLEVELAND, Ohio Powerball selected numbers Wednesday night for a $145 million jackpot.
The numbers are 7-10-16-46-56 Powerball 1 Powerplay 2x.
Classic Lotto"s jackpot increases to $16.2 million for Saturday after no tickets matched the winning numbers from Wednesday"s drawing. The numbers are 17-20-35-37-38-42 Kicker 424636.
Wednesday"swinning Ohio Lotterynumbersare:
Pick 3 evening: 151 (midday 207)
Pick 4 evening: 3954 (midday, 9148)
Pick 5 evening: 87739 (midday, 77262)
Rolling Cash 5: 1-15-33-37-39
Pick 3 winnersreceive $500 for a $1 straight bet and the odds of winning are 1-in-1,000.Pick 4 winnersreceive $5,000 for a $1 straight bet and the odds of winning are 1-in-10,000.
TheRolling Cash 5jackpot for the next drawing is $130,000 for hitting all five numbers and the odds of winning are 1-in-575,757.
Drawings for Pick 3, Pick 4 and Pick 5 are twice daily, at 12:29 p.m. and 7:29 p.m. The drawing for the Rolling Cash 5 is each night at 7:35 p.m.
Classic Lottodraws at 7:05 p.m. on Mondays, Wednesdays and Saturdays. The odds of winning the jackpot with a $1 ticket are 1-in-13,983,816.
Mega Millionsdraws on Tuesdays and Fridays at 11 p.m. The odds of winning the jackpot with a $1 ticket are 1-in-258.9 million.
Powerballdraws on Wednesdays and Saturdays at 10:59 p.m. The odds of winning the jackpot with a $2 ticket are 1 in 175,223,510.
The official Ohio Lottery siteoffers more information on instant tickets, raffles and other lottery games.
