There were no tickets sold with all six numbers in Wednesday’s drawing of the multi-state Powerball lottery and the estimated jackpot for Saturday’s drawing is expected to grow to a record $675 million.
Several tickets were sold with five numbers, but missing the Powerball number, including one in California. The ticket sold at Perry’s Liquor in Union City is worth $1,414,967, the California Lottery announced.
The numbers drawn Wednesday were 2, 11, 47, 62, 63 and the Powerball number was 17. The estimated jackpot was $500 million.
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The drawing was the 18th 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 about 293 million, according to the Powerball website. The overall chance of winning a prize is 1 in 24.87.
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The Powerball game is played in 44 states, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico and U.S. Virgin Islands.
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