The Powerball jackpot for Saturday’s lottery drawing has increased to an estimated $123 million with a cash option of $55.3 million.
The winning numbers were: 7, 34, 40, 42, 52. The Powerball drawn was 15, with a Power Play of 2X.
No one across the country hit Wednesday’s $106 million jackpot. A second-prize, $1 million ticket was purchased in Massachusetts, matching five numbers but not the Powerball.
Wednesday’s winning numbers were: 4, 10, 24, 29 and 53. The Powerball drawn was 4 with a Power Play of 3x.
A third-prize, $50,000 ticket was sold for Wednesday’s drawing at the Walmart on Coopertowne Boulevard in Somerdale, Camden County, state lottery officials said.
It matched four numbers plus the Powerball.
In addition, no one hit the secondary, $10 million Double Play drawing on Wednesday. Those winning numbers were: 2, 44, 55, 56 and 67. The Double Play number drawn was 5.
The odds of hitting the Powerball jackpot are more than 292 million to 1. A player who buys a $2 ticket has about a 1 in 11,688,053 chance to match five numbers but not the Powerball and win a second-prize of at least $1 million.
The odds of winning a third prize of at least $50,000 are 913,129 to 1.
Powerball drawings are held each Monday, Wednesday and Saturday in 45 states, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands.
Tuesday’s Mega Millions jackpot is worth an estimated $139 million with a cash option of $62.3 million.
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