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PowerBall Jackpot Rises To $905 Million
Friday's jackpot is the eighth-largest in the history of the game.
LOS ANGELES, CA — There were no tickets sold with all six numbers in Saturday evening's drawing of the multi-state Powerball lottery, pushing the estimated jackpot for Monday's drawing to $905 million.
There were also no tickets sold with five numbers, but missing the Powerball number, according to the Multi-State Lottery Association, which conducts the game.
The numbers drawn Saturday were 5, 9, 35, 54, 63 and the Powerball number was 7. The estimated jackpot was $856 million.
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The drawing was the 42nd since the last time a ticket with all six numbers was sold.
The odds of matching all five numbers and the Powerball number is 1 in 292.2 million, according to the Multi-State Lottery Association. The overall chance of winning a prize is 1 in 24.9.
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The Powerball game is played in 45 states, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico and U.S. Virgin Islands.
Friday's jackpot is the eighth-largest in the history of the game. There have been eight larger Mega Millions jackpots.