Powerball Lottery: Did Someone Win Wednesday's Jackpot Prize Of $291 Million?

The Powerball lottery draw Wednesday has jumped to an estimated $291 million with a cash value of $213.0 million. The Dec. 8 winning numbers were 03, 07, 33, 50, and 69. The Powerball drawn was 24 with a Power Play of 2x.

As of the Dec. 6 draw, no winner of the grand prize has been reported. There are 10 players who won the third prize, which is $50,000, while three with a Power Play purchase won $100,000. They matched four of the white ball numbers and the red Powerball. Many won smaller prizes including 343 players who matched four white ball numbers, which put their winnings at $100, while 90 people with Power Play, took home $200 each.

Since the previous Powerball jackpots went unclaimed, the grand prize for the next draw, Dec. 11 climbed up to $307 million with a cash prize of $224.7 million.

To claim jackpot prizes, the winners will have options, they can either select their prize as an annuity or a lump-sum payment. The annuity guarantees the winner to receive 30 graduated payments over 29 years. The annual payments increase by 5% until the 30th and final payment. The 30 payments added up equal the value of the annuity.

To get a chance to win the grand prize, a player must match the six numbers on their ticket to the drawn six-number combination. The five numbers need to be selected from 1 to 69 for the white balls, while the remaining number is selected from 1 to 26 for the red Powerball.

The Powerball costs $2 per play. Powerball is available in 45 states, Washington DC, Puerto Rico and the US Virgin Islands.

Drawings are held on Mondays, Wednesdays and Saturdays at 10:59 pm ET. Meanwhile the sales cut-off times vary depending on the selling jurisdiction, mostly by one to two hours before the drawing schedule.

The Powerball drawing is aired live on TV stations throughout the state; WBKB-TV 11 (CBS), WDIV-TV 4 (NBC), WNEM-TV 5 (CBS), WXSP-TV (MyNetwork TV), WLAJ-TV 53 (ABC), WMKG-TV 38 (IND), WLUC-TV 6 (NBC/FOX) and WGTU-TV 29/WGTQ-TV 8 (ABC).