Powerball lottery winning numbers for Wednesday, April 10. Jackpot is $31 million
Lianna Norman and Jennifer Sangalang, USA TODAY NETWORK - Florida
Updated 5 min read
The Powerball lottery jackpot dropped back down to $20 million for the drawing on the same day as the Great North American eclipse of 2024 and rolled over to $31 million for the drawing on Wednesday, April 10. Someone matched all five numbers and the Powerball to win the eighth largest lottery jackpot of all time on Saturday, April 6.
Although winning the Powerball drawing tonight won't make you a billionaire like Saturday's winner, it could make you a millionaire.
The Powerball jackpot of Saturday now climbs to $46 million, with a cash option of $21.5 million.
There were two big winners from Wednesday's drawing. A ticket purchased in Texas matched 5 plus the Power Play for a $2 million prize and a ticket bought in New York matched 5 for $1 million.
Winning Powerball numbers for Wednesday, April 10, 2024:
The Powerball lottery jackpot is no longer in the running to become the largest lottery jackpot of all time. After two months of rollovers, the jackpot was won at $1.3 billion with a cash option of $608.9 million on Saturday, April 6.
It was the fourth highest Powerball jackpot of all time and the eighth-highest lottery jackpot of all time. Saturday's winning ticket, purchased in Oregon, wasn't the only ticket that won big.
There were seven tickets that matched 5 numbers for a $1 million prize, including one purchased in Florida. The other six million-dollar tickets were bought in Arizona, Delaware, Iowa, Massachusetts, Michigan and Wyoming.
The Powerball jackpot for Wednesday, April 10 now sits at $31 million with a cash option of $14.5 million.
Tickets start at $2 apiece. Below is what to know about lottery odds, how long to claim the cash option if you bought a ticket in Florida, and what happens to unclaimed prize money, according to the Florida Lottery.
Prizes for Florida Lottery must be claimed within 180 days (six months) from the date of the drawing. To claim a single-payment cash option, a winner has within the first 60 days after the applicable draw date to claim it. Florida Lottery says its scratch-off tickets and Fast Play game prizes "must be claimed within 60 days of the official end-of-game date. Once the applicable time period has elapsed, the related Florida Lottery ticket will expire."
Powerball drawings are held at 11 p.m. EST Mondays, Wednesdays and Saturdays. According to Powerball.com, players have a 1 in 292.2 million chance to match all six numbers. Prizes range from $2 to the grand prize jackpot, which varies.
Can Florida lottery winners remain anonymous?
According to Florida Lottery's website, winners cannot remain anonymous: "Florida law mandates that the Florida Lottery provide records containing information such as the winner's name, city of residence; game won, date won, and amount won to any third party who requests the information."
However, the site states, the "names of lottery winners claiming prizes of $250,000 or greater will be temporarily exempt from public disclosure for 90 days from the date the prize is claimed, unless otherwise waived by the winner."
Lottery experts and lawyers have said there are ways to remain anonymous if you win.
