What are the winning Powerball numbers for the $1 billion Wednesday night drawing?

Winning Powerball jackpot numbers selected

TALLAHASSEE -- With an estimated $1 billion up for grabs, the numbers for the winning Powerball jackpot were drawn Wednesday night.

The winning numbers for the third-largest Powerball jackpot were: 7-10-11-13-24 and the Powerball was 24 and the Power Play was 2X.

Officials have not said if any tickets matched all of the winning numbers as of 11 p.m. Wednesday night.

No one won the Mega Millions jackpot that was up for grabs during the Tuesday's drawing. 

Powerball jackpot at $1 billion for Wednesday night drawing

That means you still have a shot during the next drawing on Friday when the estimated jackpot will be $720 million.

The winning numbers drawn Tuesday were 19-22-31-37-54 and the Mega Millions number was 18.

While no one won the jackpot, a ticket sold in Florida match the five numbers, but not the Mega Millions number, to win a million dollars.

Mega Millions drawings are held Tuesday and Friday, tickets cost $2. The odds of winning the jackpot are about 1 in 303 million.

Going into the drawing Wednesday night, the Powerball game had an estimated jackpot of $1 billion.

The jackpot is the third largest in Powerball history and the seventh largest in U.S. lottery history.

The cash value in a lump sum is about $517 million.

"Yeah, that's a lot of investments. A lot of opportunities I like that," said Deux James.

No one has won the Powerball jackpot since April.

"If I won $1 billion, me, personally, I would fix up the community. What else would I do? I mean I would get something nice I will get some shoes," said James.

So what do you do if you win big?

We went to the experts to find out.

"It's very important to build a team of professionals around you. Probably the first two people I would like to hire would be a tax attorney and an estate planning attorney," said Jonathan Barrett with Barrett Financial Solutions.

He said protecting your assets and knowing who can help is important to maintaining your new found wealth.

"So you have to be strategic about what you're doing based on your goals but diversifying buying many different investments over many different strategies would be most appropriate," said Barrett.

These tips aren't just for the lucky few who win big but anyone who comes into any amount of money can heed the advice, said Barrett.

"You're also going to want to see got a fiduciary, you know a financial planner or advisor who can guide you in these investments, because obviously, all investments come with different levels of risk. It's not just winning the lottery. It can be an inheritance. It can be trying to make gifts while you're still alive," said Barrett.

One billion at stake and all eyes on the prize and all fingers crossed in the hopes of a big win.

"You might not be able to see me in person anymore, but I'll definitely be outside," said James.

The odds of winning are one in about 292 million but you have about a one in 25 chance of winning some sort of prize.

Powerball tickets cost $2, and drawings are each Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday.

  
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