Winning Powerball numbers for Saturday, March 1, days after Florida Publix ticket wins $1 million

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Winning Powerball numbers for Saturday, March 1, days after Florida Publix ticket wins $1 million

Will a $2 Powerball ticket turn someone into a multimillionaire? As they say in the lottery business,

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.” Luckily, it happened for a few Florida

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last month.

Though no one matched all six numbers in the

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, it brought the jackpot closer to $300 million for Saturday, March 1. Winning numbers were 2-23-36-44-49 and the Powerball was 25. Power Play was 3x. We’ll see if there’s a grand prize winner or another chance for a larger jackpot.

The Powerball jackpot for Saturday, March 1, has climbed to $272 million, with a cash option of $128.2 million, according to Powerball online. In case you’re wondering, Wednesday numbers were 28-48-55-60-62 and the Powerball was 20. Power Play was 2x. There was no grand prize winner or secondary wins in that drawing.

But recently, it seems Florida is on a

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. Here’s a list of

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holders from February:

A “second-tier” win means a player correctly matched five numbers in the

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and Mega Millions lottery, and the overall jackpot typically rolls over.

What are the odds?

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Deadline to claim a Powerball or Mega Millions grand prize or a $1 million secondary prize varies by state (see below).

Tickets start at $2 a piece. Below is what to know about lottery odds,

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the cash option if you bought a ticket in Florida, and what happens to unclaimed prize money, according to the Florida Lottery.

Good luck!

Grand prize indeed!

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What were winning Powerball numbers for Saturday, March 1, 2025? 2-23-36-44-49 and the Powerball was 25

Powerball drawings are at 11 p.m. EST Mondays, Wednesdays and Saturdays. Saturday, March 1, winning Powerball numbers were 2-23-36-44-49 and the Powerball was 25. Power Play was 3x. We’ll see if there’s a winner or another rollover.

A $1.586 billion Powerball tale:

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The last

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, 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 1: $272 million

When is the next Powerball drawing?

Powerball drawings are at 11 p.m. EST every Monday, Wednesday and Saturday, including holidays. The next Powerball drawing will be Monday, March 3.

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 ******* has elapsed, the related Florida Lottery ticket will expire.”

When life gives you $2 billion lotto win

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What is the average chance of winning Powerball?

Powerball drawings are held at 11 p.m. EST Mondays, Wednesdays and Saturdays.

According to

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, 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.

Can Florida lottery winners remain anonymous?

According to

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, 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

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What are the Top 10 biggest Powerball jackpots in history?

Here are the Top 10 Powerball jackpots in the history of the game as of March 1, 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

4. $1.33 billion — April 6, 2024; Oregon

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or more for Mega Millions and Powerball? What are the biggest lottery jackpots in US history?

As of March 1, 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.

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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

$1.22 billion Mega Millions, Dec. 28, 2024, California winner TBD

$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 was updated with new information.)

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