Powerball Winning Numbers: Results for Saturday October 17 drawing for the $600 Million jackpot
Wednesday’s jackpot did not return a winner on October 14
P owerball players across the United States have another opportunity to win a life-changing fortune on Saturday, October 17, as the estimated jackpot climbs to $600 million.
The drawing follows Wednesday's result, which produced no jackpot winner and left the top prize unclaimed ensuring that the latest jackpot carries an estimated cash value of approximately $246 million before taxes.
Players must match all five white balls and the red Powerball to claim the grand prize, with the odds of hitting the winning combination standing at 1 in 292,201,338 and the winning numbers for Saturday's drawing will determine whether a ticket holder finally claims the growing prize or whether the jackpot rolls over again.
The previous drawing generated hundreds of thousands of winning tickets nationwide, including a notable result in California , where a ticket sold at Highridge Car Wash on Hawthorne Boulevard in Rancho Palos Verdes , California , matched four white balls and the Powerball to win $40,579.
California lottery prizes vary according to ticket sales and the number of winners, while a player in Minnesota won $2 million as more than 600,000 tickets won prizes ranging from $4 to $150,000 in the Wednesday drawing.
California alone recorded more than 70,000 winning tickets, highlighting the number of players who received smaller payouts despite missing the jackpot.
How to win the $600 million Powerball jackpot
Tickets cost $2 each, although purchasing options and sales deadlines vary by state across the USA , as players select five white-ball numbers from 1 to 69 and one red Powerball from 1 to 26.
Drawings take place every Monday, Wednesday and Saturday at 22:59 ET/19:59 PT and the overall odds of winning any Powerball prize are approximately 1 in 24.9, but the jackpot odds remain extraordinarily difficult to overcome.
Buying additional tickets with different combinations increases the chance of winning, although even 100 distinct combinations would leave the jackpot odds at roughly 1 in 2.92 million.
The last jackpot was claimed on August 12, when a player in Illinois won $1.04 billion. The biggest Powerball prize in history remains the $2.04 billion jackpot won by Edwin Castro in November 2022, when his ticket was purchased in Altadena , California .
Saturday's drawing offers another chance for players to join that exclusive group of jackpot winners. However, unless all six numbers match, the $600 million prize will remain out of reach and will roll over once again.
Players can buy more Powerball tickets increases your chances of winning, but the odds of hitting the jackpot remain extremely small. For example, the odds for one ticket are 1 in 292,201,338 so buying 10 tickets with different combinations still leaves a hefty 1 in 29.2 million chance.
