Powerball jackpot moves to $129 million; 2 second prize tickets sold

Mass Powerball lottery News and Payout for Wednesday, April 28th, 2021 Drawing

No player hit all the Powerball 5 white ball numbers and the Powerball number for Wednesday, April 28th, 2021 (that includes you) so $116 million grand prize will keep growing larger. No worries. That just gives us all an opportunity to win an even larger Powerball prize when the upcoming drawing happens on Wednesday, April 28th, 2021. By then the projected grand prize will leap to $129 million. The cash value will be $89.6 million up for grab. The numbers from Wednesday night, April 28th, 2021 were 16-18-35-39-53 and Powerball number was 21.

While the jackpot was not awarded Wednesday evening, some people still walked away with big money. There were 2 lucky players that correctly matched the first five numbers and won the second prize. The 2 lucky ticket(s) purchased in California(1) and New Jersey(1), each won $1 million cash by matching all 5 white ball numbers.

Other prizes won Wednesday evening included 13 tickets that matched four white ball numbers plus the Powerball and won $10,000. 4 additional players not just matched 4+1, but additionally purchased the Power Play option, multiplying the prizes by 4 for a total win of $40,000 each! Additional prizes won Wednesday evening included 298 tickets that matched 4 white numbers and won $100. 81 additional tickets of this prize level were also wisely bought with the Power Play option that doubled winnings to $200 cash! Additional prizes won Wednesday night included 634 tickets that matched 3 white numbers plus the Powerball and won $100. 200 additional tickets of this prize level were also bought with the Power Play option that doubled the prize to $200 cash.

With nine different ways to win, there were 519,795 tickets nationwide won $0 prizes in the Wednesday, April 28th, 2021 drawing.

Powerball is an American popular lottery game offered in 44 member states as a shared jackpot game. Powerball drawings occur every Wednesday and Saturday at 10:59 PM Eastern Time. To play, select 5 numbers from a set of 59 and select one Powerball number from 1 to 35. Each play costs $2. Players can choose to spend 1 extra dollar to purchase the Power Play option, which multiplies the original prizes except jackpot. The minimum Powerball jackpot starts at 40 million dollar. The annuity option is paid in 30 yearly increment payments in 29 years. Winners may choose one time lump-sum cash payout instead.

There were 10,518 Powerball winning tickets sold in the state of Massachusetts. Find below the Massachusetts Powerball prize payout highlights for the Wednesday, April 28th, 2021's drawing.

• 5 ticket(s) matched 4 of 5 and won $100 each.
• 20 ticket(s) matched 3 of 5 + Powerball and won $100 each.
• 443 ticket(s) matched 3 of 5 and won $7 each.
• 367 ticket(s) matched 2 of 5 + Powerball and won $7 each.
• 2711 ticket(s) matched 1 of 5 + Powerball and won $4 each.
• 6972 ticket(s) matched Powerball Only and won $4 each.
• 3 ticket(s) matched 4 of 5 with Power Play with PowerPlay purchased and won $150,000 each.
• 3 ticket(s) matched 3 of 5 + Powerball with Power Play with PowerPlay purchased and won $300 each.
• 55 ticket(s) matched 3 of 5 with Power Play with PowerPlay purchased and won $300 each.
• 62 ticket(s) matched 2 of 5 + Powerball with Power Play with PowerPlay purchased and won $21 each.
• 447 ticket(s) matched 1 of 5 + Powerball with Power Play with PowerPlay purchased and won $21 each.
• 1143 ticket(s) matched Powerball Only with Power Play with PowerPlay purchased and won $12 each.

Wed Apr 28, 2021 Powerball Payout of U.S.
Numbers Matched	Prizes	# Winners
5 of 5 + Powerball	$116,000,000	0
5 of 5	$1,000,000	2 CA-1 NJ-1
4 of 5 + Powerball	$50,000	13
4 of 5	$100	298
3 of 5 + Powerball	$100	634
3 of 5	$7	16,794
2 of 5 + Powerball	$7	13,927
1 of 5 + Powerball	$4	105,466
Powerball Only	$4	255,693

Wed Apr 28, 2021 Powerball Payout of US(with PowerPlay)
Numbers Matched	Prizes	# Winners
5 of 5 with Power Play	$1,000/day for life	0
4 of 5 + Powerball with Power Play	$2,000,000	4
4 of 5 with Power Play	$150,000	81
3 of 5 + Powerball with Power Play	$300	200
3 of 5 with Power Play	$300	5,279
2 of 5 + Powerball with Power Play	$21	4,577
1 of 5 + Powerball with Power Play	$21	33,796
Powerball Only with Power Play	$12	83,031

Wed Apr 28, 2021 Powerball Payout of Massachusetts(w/o PowerPlay)
Numbers Matched	Prizes	# Winners
5 of 5 + Powerball	$116,000,000	0
5 of 5	$1,000,000	0
4 of 5 + Powerball	$50,000	0
4 of 5	$100	5
3 of 5 + Powerball	$100	20
3 of 5	$7	443
2 of 5 + Powerball	$7	367
1 of 5 + Powerball	$4	2,711
Powerball Only	$4	6,972

Wed Apr 28, 2021 Powerball Payout of Massachusetts(with PowerPlay)
Numbers Matched	Prizes	# Winners
5 of 5 with Power Play	$1,000/day for life	0
4 of 5 + Powerball with Power Play	$2,000,000	0
4 of 5 with Power Play	$150,000	3
3 of 5 + Powerball with Power Play	$300	3
3 of 5 with Power Play	$300	55
2 of 5 + Powerball with Power Play	$21	62
1 of 5 + Powerball with Power Play	$21	447
Powerball Only with Power Play	$12	1,143

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