UpdatedWed, Jan 20, 2021 at 11:02 pm ET Reply Here are the winning Powerball numbers for the $730 million lottery jackpot drawing on Wednesday, Jan. 21, 2021. (Renee Schiavone/Patch) The Powerball lottery jackpot has mushroomed to more than three-quarters of a billion dollars — $730 million — for the player who has the winning ticket on Wednesday, Jan. 20. The one-time cash payout for tonight's Powerball drawing is $546 million, lottery officials said. The winning Powerball numbers are drawn every Wednesday and Saturday at 10:59 p.m. Eastern time, with Powerball results usually posted within 5 minutes. Ticket sales end at least one hour before the drawing in most states, but a state may halt sales earlier, such as Illinois, which stops sales three hours before the drawing. In Maryland and New Jersey, ticket sales end at 9:59 p.m.; in Virginia, they close at 10 p.m. Check with your state lottery for the cut-off time.