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Tonight’s Powerball® Jackpot Increased to $630 Million

January 5th, 2022

Photo courtesy: Illinois Lottery

CHICAGO, January 5, 2022 – With Powerball® frenzy growing across the country, tonight’s jackpot has once again been increased - this time from $610 million to $630 million, making it the seventh largest jackpot in the game's history.

With the jackpot at a whopping $630 million for tonight’s draw, players across Illinois are lining up at their local lottery stores and jumping online to the Illinois Lottery website to snatch up a ticket. 

Powerball tickets are $2 each, and players have the option to add Powerplay for an additional $1 for the chance to multiply non-jackpot prizes.

Powerball drawings are held every Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday with the next prize draw taking place on Wednesday, January 5, at 9:59 p.m. (CT).

It’s never been easier for residents 18 and over to play as Illinois Lottery draw-based game tickets can be purchased online, in-store and on the Illinois Lottery app.  Visit IllinoisLottery.com for more information.

 

About the Illinois Lottery:

Founded in 1974, the Illinois Lottery has contributed over $22 billion (since 1985) to the state’s Common School Fund to assist K-12 public schools, as well as hundreds of millions of dollars to the Capital Projects Fund and to special causes like homelessness prevention, Illinois Veterans services, the fight against breast cancer, MS research, Special Olympics, police memorials and assistance for people living with HIV/AIDS.