ANNAPOLIS, Md. — The Powerball jackpot has surged to an estimated $515 million for Saturday’s drawing after no ticket matched all six numbers in Monday night’s game. The prize, with a cash value of $228.1 million, continues to grow following the latest drawing on March 24, 2025, pushing the jackpot closer to half a billion dollars.
Wednesday’s winning numbers were white balls 5,20,29,39,53, and red Powerball 6, with a Power Play multiplier of 3X. While the jackpot went unclaimed, two tickets—one sold in Florida and another in New Jersey—matched all five white balls, securing $1 million prizes each. No Maryland tickets hit the jackpot, but a local player scored big in the Double Play drawing, winning $500,000.
The Double Play feature, an optional add-on for $1 per ticket, gave Maryland a standout moment. One ticket matched all five black balls, earning the second-tier prize of $500,000. Unlike the main Powerball game, Double Play offers a fixed top prize of $10 million and eight lower-tier awards, drawn after every Powerball drawing.
The current jackpot has been building since January 18, 2025, when a Beaverton, Oregon, man claimed $328.5 million—the last time the top prize was won. That winner came forward last month, resetting the jackpot and setting the stage for its steady climb over the past two months. Now, with no winner in 26 consecutive drawings, the prize ranks among the largest of 2025 so far.
In Maryland, lottery fever is palpable. The state, one of 45 jurisdictions selling Powerball tickets alongside Washington, D.C., Puerto Rico, and the U.S. Virgin Islands, has a history of big wins. In 2021, a Cecil County ticket split a $731.1 million jackpot, one of the largest in state history, according to the Maryland Lottery, “Maryland Lottery Overview”. Monday’s $500,000 Double Play win adds to the state’s 2025 tally, though the jackpot remains elusive.
Powerball tickets cost $2 per play, with drawings held every Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday at 10:59 p.m. ET, broadcast live from the Florida Lottery studio in Tallahassee and streamed on Powerball.com. The game’s overall odds of winning any prize are 1 in 24.9 million, while the jackpot odds stand at 1 in 292.2 million. More than half of each ticket’s proceeds stay in the selling jurisdiction, supporting local causes. Since 1992, Powerball has raised over $32 billion nationwide for education, infrastructure, and other initiatives, per the Multi-State Lottery Association.
The Double Play option, introduced in 2021, gives players a second chance at their numbers after the main drawing. Maryland’s latest winner highlights its appeal, though the $10 million top prize remains unclaimed this time. Tickets with Double Play are eligible for prizes in both drawings, doubling the excitement for players.
As Wednesday’s drawing nears, the $484 million jackpot looms large. Maryland retailers, which sold over $1.2 billion in lottery tickets in fiscal year 2024, are bracing for a rush. The state’s last Powerball jackpot win was in 2011, when a $128.8 million prize went to an anonymous player in Elkton. For now, local players will eye the next chance to join that elite club—or settle for another Double Play payday.
