Update - August 31, 2016 - 11:00 p.m ET - Wednesday's Powerball winning numbers:

5, 10, 24, 56, 61 and the Powerball is 12. Powerplay is 2x .

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The Wednesday, August 31 Powerball jackpot has soared to $154 million with a cash option payment of $107 million. There were no grand prize winners in last Saturday's $142 million drawing, rolling the jackpot over into Wednesday's game. Make sure to check back at this page at 11 p.m. EST for a posting of the winning numbers in real time.

The winning numbers in the August 27, 2016 game were 4, 32, 48, 49 and 63. The winning Red Powerball Power number was 20 and the Power Play number was 2.

Countless Winners

Overall, there were 648, 744 winners of at least $4 each. You can watch a live stream here of Wednesday night's draw.

In the August 24 game last Wednesday, there were two $1 million winners, with the winning tickets being sold in Kansas and New Jersey.

The winning numbers were 9, 11, 25, 64 and 65.The winning Red Powerball number was 16 and the Power Play number was 3.

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. The odds of winning the jackpot are one in 259 million.

Mega Millions Jackpot at $84 Million

Meanwhile, the Sept. 2, Mega Millions jackpot stands at $92 million with a cash option of $63 million after there were no big game winners in Tuesday's $84 million game.

The winning numbers on Tuesday were 28, 32, 4, 51 and 71. The winning Gold Mega Ball number was 11 and the megaplier was 4. Overall, there were 450, 249 winners of at least $2 each.

In the August 26 game, players from Michigan, California and Maryland all matched the five white ball numbers to win $1 million, with the player in Michigan also playing the megaplier to increase their winnings to $2 million.

Mega Millions drawings are held Tuesday and Friday at 11 p.m. Five balls are drawn from a set of balls numbered 1 through 75; the Mega ball is drawn from a set of balls numbered 1 through 15.

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