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These are the most commonly drawn numbers for Powerball
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Key Points:
- The Powerball jackpot for Saturday night has risen to $856 million, an increase of $70 million from Wednesday's drawing, making it the eighth-largest jackpot in Powerball history.
- Winners can choose between a $370.7 million lump sum cash payment or 30 annual payments over 29 years if they match all six numbers, though the odds of winning are 1 in 292,201,338.
- The most frequently drawn white ball number is 61, appearing 124 times, while the red Powerball number 4 has been drawn 66 times, the most for the red ball.
- This jackpot has been growing for 41 consecutive drawings since May 4, with seven jackpot winners so far this year, the most recent on May 2.
- Powerball drawings occur three times a week—Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday at 10:59 p.m. EDT—with overall odds of winning any prize at 1 in 24.9.
