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Powerball Numbers: NorCal Winner Gets 5 Numbers worth $1.3 Million
There were no big winners pulled in Wednesday night's powerball drawing. A Fresno area ticket with five numbers was sold worth $1.3 million
No lucky 13, as no winning Powerball tickets have been drawn in over 13 drawings.
On Wednesday night, there were no tickets sold with all six numbers in the multi-state Powerball lottery. The estimated jackpot for Saturday's drawing is expected to grow to $217 million.
One ticket matching five numbers, but missing the elusive Powerball number, was sold in Mendota in Fresno County and is worth $1,385,763, the Multi-State Lottery Association, which conducts the game, announced.
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The numbers drawn tonight were 13, 18, 37, 54, 61 and the Powerball number was 5. The estimated jackpot was $198 million.
The drawing was the 13th 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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