Powerball jackpot surges to $467M; winning numbers, Oct. 3 results
0Check your tickets: The winning Powerball numbers are in for the Saturday, Oct. 3 drawing and some lucky Californians won tens of thousands.The Powerball numbers are in for the Saturday, Oct. 3 drawing and the jackpot soared again after no one matched all six numbers.
California didn’t see a jackpot winner, but 95,307 tickets won prizes, including three worth $17,089, according to the California Lottery.
Meanwhile, Californians hoping to strike it rich will get another chance Tuesday: No one won the Mega Millions jackpot, so the jackpot grows to $345 million with a cash option of $139.6 million.
Here's what California lottery players need to know about the Powerball winning numbers, where to check your numbers, prize chart values and more:
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The winning numbers for Saturday night's drawing were 4, 42, 44, 55, 59, with a Powerball of 14.
The Powerball jackpot rises to an estimated $467 million with a cash value of $192.4 million.
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Drawings are held three times per week at approximately 7:59 p.m. PT every Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday.
You only need to match one number in Powerball to win a prize. However, that number must be the Powerball worth $4. Visit powerball.com for the entire prize chart.
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Matching two numbers won't win anything in Powerball unless one of the numbers is the Powerball. A ticket matching one of the five numbers and the Powerball is also worth $4. Visit powerball.com for the entire prize chart.
More: How's life after a $50m+ Powerball win? We asked the winners.
Here are the nation's all-time top 10 Powerball jackpots, according to powerball.com:
$2.040 billion on Nov. 7, 2022, in California
$1.817 billion on Dec. 24, 2025, in Arkansas
$1.787 billion on Sept. 6, 2025, in Missouri and Texas
$1.765 billion on Oct. 11, 2023, in California
$1.586 billion on Jan. 13, 2016, in California, Florida, and Tennessee
$1.326 billion on April 6, 2024, in Oregon
$1.080 billion on July 19, 2023, in California
$1.04 billion on Aug. 12, 2026 in Illinois
$842.4 million on Jan. 1, 2024, in Michigan
$768.4 million on March 27, 2019, in Wisconsin
This article originally appeared on Indianapolis Star: Powerball jackpot surges to $467M; winning numbers, Oct. 3 results
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