After numbers were announced Tuesday morning for the massive $2.04 billion Powerball jackpot, there could be plenty of winners out there -- though they may not be for the jackpot.
There are several ways to win money with the game, even if it's not in the billions.
More than 10 hours after Monday's Powerball drawing, which had a jackpot of $2.04 billion "after a widespread rush for tickets across the U.S.," was scheduled to occur, the winning numbers were finally revealed: 10, 33, 41, 47 and 56, with a Powerball of 10.
A winning ticket for the world record jackpot was sold in Altadena, California, the state's lottery said.
But several other players managed to win up to $1 million.
While the chances are slim of winning the jackpot, players have a much greater chance of winning a smaller prize - ranging from $4 all the way to $1 million.
Here are the eight other ways you can take home some money:
- 5 numbers matched: $1 million (1 in 11,688,054 odds)
- 4 numbers matched + Powerball: $50,000 (1 in 913,129 odds)
- 4 numbers matched: $100 (1 in 36,525 odds)
- 3 numbers matched + Powerball: $100 (1 in 14,494 odds)
- 3 numbers matched: $7 (1 in 580 odds)
- 2 numbers matched + Powerball: $7 (1 in 701 odds)
- 1 number matched + Powerball: $4 (1 in 92 odds)
- Powerball matched: $4 (1 in 38 odds)
In the previous drawing, which took place this past Saturday, eight Powerball tickets worth a total $700,000 were sold in Illinois. Three players won $150,000 each after matching for numbers and the Powerball, in addition to adding the "Power Play" feature, according to the Illinois Lottery.
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Five other players matched four numbers and the Powerball, winning $50,000 each.
And earlier this year, in July, a $1.34 billion Mega Millions ticket was sold at a gas station in the Chicago suburb of Des Plaines. The winners, who have chosen to remain anonymous, selected the cash prize.
Editor's Note: An earlier version of this story indicated that no one had won the jackpot following the latest drawing, but lottery officials clarified that results from the drawing were pending and later revealed a winning ticket was sold in Southern California.
