A winning ticket in Wednesday night's Powerball drawing would have the option of accepting an estimated lump sum cash payment of $781.3 million, or one immediate payment followed by 29 annual payments.

The winning numbers for the Powerball jackpot worth an estimated $1.6 billion were drawn on Monday, but there once again was no jackpot winner. The numbers drawn were: 3,18, 36, 41 and 54 with a red Powerball of 7. The multiplier was 2x.

The winning numbers in Thursday's drawing of the "Ohio Pick 5 Midday" game were: 0, 1, 1, 5, 9 (zero, one, one, five, nine)

Here are Wednesday’s winning lottery numbers: The estimated Powerball jackpot is $1.7 billion. The lump sum payment before taxes would be about $781.3 million.

The winning numbers for the Monday, Dec. 22, drawing were 3, 18, 36, 41, 54 and the red Powerball 7.