$2 Million, $1 Million Powerball Tickets Sold At Florida Publix Stores
PORT SAINT LUCIE and TAMPA, Florida - The Florida Lottery announced that two Powerball tickets worth $2 million and $1 million each for the 2024 New Year's Day drawing, were sold at Publix supermarkets.
The $2 million ticket was sold at a Publix located at 1537 NW Saint Lucie West Boulevard in Port Saint Lucie, Florida.
The $1 million ticket was sold at a Publix located at 10928 Cross Creek Boulevard in Tampa.
How To Play POWERBALL
Powerball tickets cost $2 per each and is played in 45 states, Washington DC, Puerto Rico, and the US Virgin Islands.
Select five numbers from 1 to 69 for the white balls. Then select one number from 1 to 26 for the red Powerball.
To multiply your non-jackpot prizes, select the Power Play box. Power Play costs $1 more per play.
With Power Play, players can win $2 million for matching the five white balls or multiply his/her other non-jackpot prizes two to five times when the advertised jackpot is over $150 million, and up to 10 times when the advertised jackpot is $150 million or less.
Drawings are held Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday nights at 10:59 p.m. Eastern Time at the Florida Lottery Headquarters in Tallahassee.
Tickets can be purchased until 10:00 p.m. Eastern Time on the night of the drawing.
POWERBALL Odds and Payout
The overall odds of winning a prize are 1 in 24.9. The odds of winning the jackpot are 1 in 292.2 million.
All Powerball prizes are set payouts, except the jackpot. The jackpot prize will be shared among winners in all Powerball states.
The jackpot will be paid in 30 annual payments or a one-time cash payment of a reduced amount. If there is no jackpot winner, the money in the jackpot pool rolls over to the next Powerball drawing.