NEW JERSEY — A Powerball ticket sold in New Jersey matched all five white balls in Wednesday night’s drawing, winning $1 million as the jackpot climbed to an estimated $674 million.
The winning numbers for Wednesday, Oct. 21, were 1, 21, 44, 50 and 57, with a Powerball of 5. The Power Play multiplier was 2x.
The New Jersey ticket matched all five white balls but missed the red Powerball, earning the game’s $1 million second-tier prize. Lottery officials have not yet announced where in New Jersey the winning ticket was sold.
Two additional tickets sold in Ohio and Pennsylvania matched all five white balls and included the Power Play option, increasing their prizes to $2 million each.
No ticket matched all six numbers to claim Wednesday’s Powerball jackpot, allowing the grand prize to continue growing ahead of the next drawing.
The next Powerball drawing is scheduled for Saturday, Oct. 24, with an estimated jackpot of $674 million and a cash option of $283.9 million.
