If you think you beat them, you should probably check the numbers at the top of this post again.īut if you actually did win the Powerball jackpot - or you would just like to pretend you did - here are some tips: The odds of matching at least one number (and therefore winning at least $4) are pretty good: 1 in 25.īut the odds of matching all five numbers plus the Powerball number are 1 in 292,201,338. What to do if you've won the Powerball jackpot The jackpot will be split among the winners. Winning tickets were sold in California, Florida and Tennessee. To win the full $1.5 billion jackpot (or take a lump sum of $930 million), you must have all six numbers correct. The winning numbers for the record $1.5 billion Powerball jackpot are 08, 27, 34, 04, 19, and Powerball number 10.