Winning Powerball numbers for Saturday, March 22: $444 million ‘angel number' jackpot

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23-03-2025

Will a $2 Powerball ticket make you a multimillionaire? As they say in the lottery business, 'it could happen to you."
After no one matched all six numbers in the Wednesday, March 19, Powerball lottery drawing for $416 million, the jackpot jumped to $444 million for Saturday, March 22. The one-time lump sum also rose to $209.2 million, according to Powerball online. In a game of numbers and luck, the jackpot is significant because of its repeat sequence or 'angel numbers' (see below).
Check back after 11 p.m. for Saturday's winning numbers. We'll see if there's a winner or another chance at an even higher Powerball prize.
In case you're wondering, the winning numbers for the Powerball lottery drawing on Wednesday, March 19, were 8-11-21-49-59 and the Powerball was 15. Power Play was 2x. While those numbers meant another rollover, it wasn't all bad news: There were two big winners in Wednesday's Powerball drawing. Tickets purchased in Texas and Colorado each matched 5 plus the Power Play for $2 million prizes.
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Tickets start at $2 a piece. Below is what to know about lottery odds, how long to claim the cash option if you bought a ticket in Florida, and what happens to unclaimed prize money, according to the Florida Lottery.
Good luck!
Angel numbers are repeating numeric sequences, often used as guides for deeper spiritual exploration. Each numeral has its own significance based on numerology.
'Angel number day' are popular, too. A example is 2/22 or Feb. 22. The next 'angel numbers day' on the Gregorian Calendar would be Nov. 11 or 11/11 or Jan. 1 (2026) or 1/11. It should be noted that 666 is considered a bad sign or omen with its reference to the devil.
The following list contains angel numbers.
000
111
222
333
444
555
666
777
888
999
Powerball drawings are at 11 p.m. EDT Mondays, Wednesdays and Saturdays, including holidays. Check back for Saturday, March 22, winning Powerball numbers. We'll see if there's a winner, a secondary prize or another rollover.
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The last Powerball streak ended Saturday, Jan. 18, 2025, when a ticket purchased in Oregon matched all five numbers plus the Powerball to win $331 million. The jackpot reset to $20 million on Monday, Jan. 20, 2025, which was Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Day, a federal holiday, and Inauguration Day 2025.
Below is a recap of Powerball drawings and how long it took to grow from $20 million to the current prize.
Saturday, March 22: $444 million
Wednesday, March 19: $416 million
Monday, March 17, St. Patrick's Day: $398 million
Saturday, March 15: $378 million
Wednesday, March 12: $353 million
Monday, March 10: $335 million
Saturday, March 8: $320 million
Wednesday, March 5: $295 million
Monday, March 3: $279 million
Saturday, March 1: $272 million
Wednesday, Feb. 26: $248 million
Monday, Feb. 24: $230 million
Saturday, Feb. 22: $215 million
Wednesday, Feb. 19: $195 million
Monday, Feb. 17, Presidents' Day: $183 million
Saturday, Feb. 15: $172 million
Wednesday, Feb. 12: $154 million
Monday, Feb. 10: $142 million
Saturday, Feb. 8: $133 million
Wednesday, Feb. 5: $113 million
Monday, Feb. 3: $100 million
Saturday, Feb. 1: $89 million
Wednesday, Jan. 29: $69 million
Monday, Jan. 27: $56 million
Saturday, Jan. 25: $46 million
Wednesday, Jan. 22: $31 million
Monday, Jan. 20, Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Day and Inauguration Day: $20 million
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Powerball drawings are held at 11 p.m. EDT Mondays, Wednesdays and Saturdays, including holidays. According to Powerball.com, players have a 1 in 292.2 million chance to match all six numbers. Prizes range from $2 to the grand prize jackpot, which varies. The next Powerball drawing will be Monday, March 24.
Prizes for Florida Lottery must be claimed within 180 days (six months) from the date of the drawing. To claim a single-payment cash option, a winner has within the first 60 days after the applicable draw date to claim it.
The Florida Lottery says its scratch-off tickets and Fast Play game prizes "must be claimed within 60 days of the official end-of-game date. Once the applicable time period has elapsed, the related Florida Lottery ticket will expire."
According to Florida Lottery's website, winners cannot remain anonymous: "Florida law mandates that the Florida Lottery provide records containing information such as the winner's name, city of residence; game won, date won, and amount won to any third party who requests the information."
However, the site states, the "names of lottery winners claiming prizes of $250,000 or greater will be temporarily exempt from public disclosure for 90 days from the date the prize is claimed, unless otherwise waived by the winner."
Lottery experts and lawyers have said there are ways to remain anonymous if you win.
Who won, how long did it take to win Powerball, Mega Millions and those billion-dollar jackpots?
Here are the Top 10 Powerball jackpots in the history of the game as of March 22, 2025:
10. $731.1 million — Jan. 20, 2021; Maryland
9. $754.6 million — Feb. 6, 2023; Washington
8. $758.7 million — Aug. 23, 2017; Massachusetts
7. $768.4 million — March 27, 2019; Wisconsin
6. $842.4 million — Jan. 1, 2024; Michigan
5. $1.08 billion — July 19, 2023; California
4. $1.33 billion — April 6, 2024; Oregon
3. $1.586 billion — Jan. 13, 2016; California, Florida and Tennessee
2. $1.765 billion Powerball drawing — Oct. 11, 2023; California
1. $2.04 billion — Nov. 7, 2022; California
As of March 22, 2025, there have been 12 lottery jackpots that have reached or surpassed $1 billion. Only once has a jackpot surpassed $2 billion. These are the biggest lottery jackpots in U.S. history.
$2.04 billion Powerball prize, Nov. 7, 2022, Edwin Castro of Altadena, California
$1.73 billion Powerball prize, Oct. 11, 2023, Theodorus Struyck of California (ticket purchased at Midway Market in California)
$1.586 billion Powerball prize, Jan. 13, 2016, Marvin and Mae Acosta of California, Maureen Smith and David Kaltschmidt of Melbourne Beach, Florida, and John and Lisa Robinson of Munford, Tennessee
$1.58 billion Mega Millions prize, Aug. 8, 2023, Saltines Holdings LLC of Miami, Florida
$1.537 billion Mega Millions prize, Oct. 23, 2018, won by an anonymous player in South Carolina
$1.348 billion Mega Millions prize, Jan. 13, 2023, LaKoma Island Investments, LLC, with the ticket purchased in Lebanon, Maine
$1.337 billion Mega Millions prize, July 29, 2022, won by an anonymous partnership with a ticket purchased in Des Plaines, Illinois
$1.326 billion Powerball prize, April 6, 2024, Cheng and Duanpen Saephan and Laiza Chao of Oregon
$1.269 billion Mega Millions, Dec. 27, 2024, Rosemary Casarotti of California
$1.128 billion Mega Millions prize, March 26, 2024, won by an anonymous winner in New Jersey with the ticket purchased at ShopRite Liquor No. 781 in Neptune Township, New Jersey
$1.08 billion Powerball prize, July 19, 2023, Yanira Alvarez of California
$1.050 billion Mega Millions prize, Jan. 22, 2021, won by the Wolverine FLL Club of Oakland County, Michigan
(This story will be updated with new information.)
This article originally appeared on Treasure Coast Newspapers: Winning Powerball lottery numbers for Saturday, March 22, 2025