The man, who chose to go by Mr. Money Monk to remain anonymous, told the Maryland Lottery he started focusing on his health and fitness and increasing his lottery playing in 2023. At that time, he also predicted if he were to win a big lottery prize, this would be the year, he told lottery officials.

A man ended up landing a “top-prize winner” after buying a $10 lottery scratch-off, Maryland officials said. The retired federal employee went to buy his usual Powerball and scratch-off tickets “expecting the same results as always,” according to an Oct. 16 news release by the Maryland Lottery.

In addition to the jackpot winner, two tickets sold in Pennslyvania and Texas matched the five white balls to win $1 million each.

Since there was no grand prize winner from Monday's drawing, the jackpot for Wednesday rose to $478 million with a cash value of $230.5 million. Ready to try your luck with Powerball? Here's everything you need to know.

The winning numbers have been announced for the Wednesday, Oct. 23 Powerball drawing. The estimated jackpot is $478 million with a $230.5 million cash option. If no winner wins the top prize, the jackpot will continue to roll until the next drawing at 10:59 p.