More than a dozen Coloradans hit big on Powerball in December!

The Powerball jackpot climbed to a staggering $842.4 million ($425.2 million cash value) before being won by a single ticket sold in Michigan in the 2024 New Year’s Day drawing. That makes this the fifth-highest jackpot in the history of the game and the fourth Powerball jackpot to reach $700 million this calendar year! 

A Colorado player has not won the Powerball jackpot since 2017, but 14 Coloradans took home $50,000 or more in December on Powerball, including two new millionaires! 

 

12/30/23 Drawing:

• $1,000,000 winning ticket sold in Windsor 
• $50,000 winning ticket sold in Parker 

12/27/23 Drawing:

• $150,000 winning ticket sold in Denver 

12/25/23 Drawing: 

• $2,000,000 winning ticket sold in Grand Junction 
• $100,000 winning ticket sold to Corina D. in Edgewater 
• $50,000 winning ticket sold in Pueblo 

12/23/23 Drawing:

• $150,000 winning ticket sold to Basil H. in Castle Rock
• $150,000 winning ticket sold to Chelsea B. in Edgewater

12/20/23 Drawing: 

• $2,000,000 winning ticket sold to Greg S. in Colorado Springs
• $50,000 winning ticket sold to Kelley S. in Colorado Springs

12/16 Drawing:

• $50,000 winning ticket sold in Denver

12/13/23 Drawing:

• $100,000 winning ticket sold to Jeffrey R. in Brighton

12/11/23 Drawing:

• $150,000 winning ticket sold to Sung Y. in Fort Lupton
• $50,000 winning ticket sold to Elizabeth P. in Cortez

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Powerball Fast Facts

• Powerball drawings are held every Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday at approximately 9 p.m. MST. Drawings are held at the Florida Lottery in Tallahassee, Florida.

• To play, players choose five numbers from 1 to 69 and one Powerball number from 1 to 26. Quick Pick chooses your numbers for you. (Fun fact: In Colorado, about 80 percent of purchases are Quick Picks.)

• To win the jackpot, a ticket must match all five numbers plus the Powerball number. 

• Players have until 7:29 p.m. to purchase tickets on the day of a drawing.

• Tickets are $2 and players can also opt to spend an extra $1 for a Power Play option for a chance to multiply lower-tier prize amounts. 

• The Double Play option is an additional $1 per play and offers a second chance to match your numbers in an additional drawing conducted immediately after each Powerball drawing. 

• Lottery games may be purchased using a debit card that is accepted by retailers (not all retailers accept debit cards). Lottery tickets can never be purchased with a credit card.

• Be a responsible player and know the odds. 

  • The overall odds of winning a prize are 1 in 24.9. 

  • The odds of winning the jackpot are 1 in 292.2 million.

  • Players have the same odds in every Powerball drawing, regardless of the jackpot amount or how many tickets are sold for a particular drawing. 

• Players can buy up to 13 weeks (39 drawings) in advance by asking for Advance Play.

• More than 50% of all proceeds from Colorado Powerball ticket sales remain in Colorado to fund parks, recreation, open space, wildlife projects, and public school construction.

Where the Money Goes
Since the very first ticket was sold in 1983, the Lottery has given back over $4 billion for good causes all across the state, at no cost to taxpayers. Lottery proceeds have funded countless projects, large and small, in every community from the Eastern Plains to the Western Slope. See where the money goes.