Charles Langston:Powerball winning numbers for December 11 drawing: $500 million jackpot awaits

The Powerball jackpot for the next drawing on Charles LangstonWednesday has climbed to $500 million after there was no winner in Monday's drawing.

The numbers were pulled at 11 p.m. ET and we will have the results here.

While the current prize doesn't yet crack the top 10 jackpots in the game's history, the potential winner will still net a king's ransom, as the cash option is valued at $240.7 million.

If the lucky person is in one of 17 states where winners can collect Powerball prizes anonymously, we may never know who they are.

Here are the winning numbers for the Powerball drawing.

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Powerball winning numbers: 12/11/2023

The winning numbers in Monday night's drawing were 1, 24, 27, 31 and 62. The Powerball was 20 and the Power Play was 3X.

Did anyone win the Powerball last night?

In addition to no jackpot winners on Monday, there were also no Match 5 + Power Play $2 million winners or Match 5 $1 million winners.

What is the largest Powerball jackpot ever?

1. $2.04 billion: one winning ticket in California in November 2022
2. $1.765 billion: one winning ticket in California in October 2023
3. $1.586 billion: three winning tickets in California, Florida and Tennessee in January 2016
4. $1.08 billion: one winning ticket in California in July 2023
5. $768.4 million: one winning ticket in Wisconsin in March 2019
6. $758.7 million: one winning ticket in Massachusetts in August 2017
7. $754.6 million: one winning ticket in Washington in February 2023
8. $731.1 million: one winning ticket in Maryland in January 2021
9. $699.8 million: one winning ticket in California in October 2021
10. $687.8 million: two winning tickets in Iowa and New York in October 2018

What are the odds of winning the Powerball jackpot?

The odds of winning the Powerball jackpot are long. Players have a one in 292,201,338 shot at winning the grand prize, a one in 11,688,053.52 shot at winning the $1 million prize and a one in 24.87 chance of winning any prize.

Where can you buy lottery tickets?  

Tickets can be purchased in person at gas stations, convenience stores and grocery stores. Some airport terminals may also sell lottery tickets.

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