$40M Powerball Results for Wednesday

Powerball winning numbers for August 5, 2015 results have been released tonight. The “winning” numbers were 8,9,17,33,36, 40 – and the bonus number 15. The jackpot for this Saturday’s jackpot is an estimated $5 million.

However, under the changes, players will now have to choose from 47 instead of 45 numbers, lengthening the odds of winning the jackpot to nearly 11 million to one.

They said the enhancements will improve the odds for players to win a prize, from one in 42 to one in 28.

Where there is usually a space for the winning details, the draw said: “Test Content 1 for Draw 113 Lotto”.

The error was the latest glitch for the Lottery in recent months, the most serious of which led to a draw being cancelled in February after terminals stopped working across the country.

Meantime, Mega Millions had a big victor last week.

Powerball offers the largest jackpot for lottery players this weekend, with a top prize of $50 million. Officials add “Missouri Mega Millions winners have 180 days to claim prizes; this would give the winners from Friday night until January 27, 2016, to claim”.