No one won Powerball, which grows to $312 million: Here are Wednesday’s drawn numbers

Update: No one matched all six numbers in Wednesday’s drawing, Multi-State Lottery officials said. That means the jackpot will grow for Saturday’s drawing to an estimated $312 million.

Original story: Almost $300 million is on the line in Wednesday night’s Powerball lottery drawing, so get those tickets out and start checking your numbers.

The winning numbers for January 15 are 39, 41, 53, 55 and 68. The Powerball number is 19. The jackpot is worth $298.4 million, Powerball officials in Florida said during the 8 p.m. Pacific drawing.

This jackpot has an estimated cash value of $201.6 million, according to lottery officials. The lucky winner will still have to pay federal taxes, although California is one of only 10 states to exempt state income tax on lottery winnings.

With $200 million, you could remake James Cameron’s “Titanic,” or you could buy 20 San Francisco mansions.

According an analysis of Census Bureau data by lendedu.com, Americans spent more than $72 billion on lottery tickets in 2016, while the average American spends about $220 on lottery tickets every year.

If you win less than $600, you can take your ticket to a retailer in exchange for cash, according to the California Lottery. If you win over $600, download a claim form and deliver it to any lottery district office or mail it to 730 N. 10th St., Sacramento, CA, 95811.

Players have a 1 in 24.9 chance of winning any given Powerball drawing, though you’ll have a 1 in 292.2 million shot at winning a jackpot. Powerball tickets are sold in 44 states across the country, plus Washington, D.C., Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands.

This story was originally published January 15, 2020 at 8:03 PM.