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Powerball Winning Numbers Wednesday, Dec. 27, 2017

Powerball winning numbers were drawn Wednesday, Dec. 27, 2017. That jackpot just got bigger, but lots of ways to win. Check your tickets!

The Powerball winning numbers were drawn Wednesday, Dec. 27, 2017 but no big winning tickets were selected and the estimated jackpot for Saturday's drawing is expected to grow to $384 million.

There were also no tickets sold with five numbers, but missing the Powerball number, the Multi-State Lottery Association, which conducts the game, announced.

One Match 5 Winners Power Play ticket was sold in Georgia and is worth $2 million.

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The numbers drawn Wednesday were 3, 9, 16, 56, 60 and the Powerball number was 3. The estimated jackpot was $337 million.

The drawing was the 18th since the last time a ticket with all six numbers was sold.

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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.

The Powerball game is played in 44 states, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico and U.S. Virgin Islands.

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