The Wednesday, July 6, Powerball jackpot will be worth at least $257 million with a cash option, lump sum payment of $179.9 million available to a single game winner. Make sure to come back at 11:00 p.m. ET to check back on the drawing results which we will be posting in real time.

There were no grand prize winners in the July 2, $243 million game, rolling last Saturday's jackpot over into Wednesday's game. The winning Powerball numbers for July 2 were 10, 34, 39, 59 and 62. The winning Red Powerball number was 4 and the Power Play number was 2.

Three Players win $1 Million

Three players matched all five winning white ball numbers, earning prizes of $1 million each. Of those players, two of the winners also played the Power Play option, increasing their winnings to $2 million. The three winning tickets were sold in Colorado, Indiana and Minnesota.

Overall, there were just over 1 million winners of at least $4 each. Powerball is offered in 44 States, Washington D.C., Puerto Rico, and the Virgin Islands. Players select five white numbers from (1 to 69) and one red ball (1 to 26) Tickets cost $2 each.

Drawings are held every Wednesday and Saturday night at 10:59 p.m. (ET). Be sure to check back at this page for a real time update of Wednesday's winning numbers. You can watch a live stream of Wednesday's drawing here.

Mega Millions at $508 Million

Meanwhile, July 8, Mega Millions jackpot stands at a staggering $508 million after there were no winners in the July 5, $449 million game.

The $508 million jackpot will be the seventh largest jackpot in the history of the U.S. lottery, offering a single winner the option of walking away with a onetime payment of $357 million.

The winning numbers in Tuesday's drawing were 29, 46, 53, 64, 73 and 10. The last jackpot winner came roughly four months ago and there have been no grand prize winners in 34 straight drawings. The odds of winning the jackpot are estimated at one in 259 million.

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