Sure you can play your family's birthdays or anniversaries, but are any of Powerball numbers luckier than others?

Here are the winning numbers for the $1.7 billion Powerball jackpot. You have a better chance of getting eaten by a shark than of winning the jackpot. With four matchups carrying postseason implications, we’re highlighting each in our weekly batch of NFL betting trends designed to assist with your Week 16 handicapping.

The numbers are in for one of the largest lottery drawings in history. The winning numbers for the Christmas Eve Powerball drawing were announced moments ago, giving players across the nation a shot at a staggering estimated jackpot of $1.

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.

A Powerball player there holds the winning ticket from Wednesday night's drawing for the game's $1.817 billion jackpot. The winner, who so far hasn't gone public, can choose between an annuitized prize of $1.817 billion or a lump sump payment of $834.9 million (both prize options are before taxes).

The Christmas Eve Powerball numbers were drawn Wednesday night, as millions of players hoped to cash in on the $1.7 billion prize.

The Powerball jackpot bested players throughout the weekend, with no tickets able to match the six numbers drawn Saturday night. Without a big winner, the jackpot has ballooned to an estimated $1.6 billion ahead of Monday night’s drawing.

The Powerball jackpot soared to a staggering $1.6 billion after Saturday night’s highly anticipated drawing produced no lucky winner, leaving the fourth-largest prize in the lottery game’s history