Powerball Jackpot Nears One Billion for Saturday Night’s Drawing

It's been quite a while since anyone has matched all six numbers in the Powerball game, giving Minnesota Lottery players a shot at big money.

Saturday night's Powerball jackpot is an estimated $935 Million or a one-time payout of $450 Million.

Experts at Lottery Geeks, a news publication for anything related to the Lottery, analyzed the numbers that have appeared in all previous draws across Powerball, Mega Millions, Cash4Life, Lotto America and Lucky for Life. It turns out that 10 is the luckiest number, meaning it is drawn the most, and 65 is the least lucky number (kind of).

You could use the same sequence of numbers in every draw for the rest of your life and never win a cent, but this list of lucky numbers might just win you millions.

The Ten Luckiest Lottery Numbers

1. 10
2. 28
3. 16
4. 35
5. 22
6. 8
7. 15
8. 31
9. 1
10. 39

Well there you have it, enjoy your winnings of millions and billions of dollars. Oh wait, there's probably more to it than just picking 10-28-16-35-22 with a Powerball of 8.

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The 10 Biggest Lottery Winning Jackpots in U.S. History

1. $2.04 Billion (Powerball) November 2022 - One winner.
2. $1.586 Billion (Powerball) January 2016 - Split between three winners.
3. $1.537 Billion (Mega Millions) October 2018 - One winner.
4. $1.505 Billion (Mega Millions) January 2021 - One winner.
5. $1.350 Billion (Mega Millions) January 2023 - One winner.
6. $1.337 Billion (Mega Millions) July 2022 - One winner.
7. $1.130 Billion (Mega Millions) March 2024 - One winner.
8. $768.4 Million (Powerball) March 2019 - One winner.
9. $758.7 Million (Powerball) August 2017 - One winner.
10. $754.6 Million (Powerball) February 2023 - One winner.

Minnesota has never had a Mega Millions jackpot winner.

According to the Powerball website, Minnesota has had four grand prize jackpot winners in the past two years. In November of 2016 Michael Hawes was a winner, splitting $44.3 million. Paul Rosenau won in May of 2008, splitting an $88 million prize. In August of 2011 Thomas Morris came up big, splitting a $123.6 million jackpot. And in August of 2013 Paul White split a big $253.1 million prize.

Mega Millions drawings drawings are held on Tuesdays and Fridays. Powerball drawings are held every Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday night. Good luck!