Winning Powerball Numbers for Saturday, Dec. 10: $85 Million Prize

Do you have a Powerball ticket in your Christmas stocking this year? On Saturday, Dec. 10 the Powerball Lottery pot was $85 million. No tickets were sold with all six numbers in the multi-state Powerball lottery, and now the jackpot for Wednesday, Dec. 14 will grow to an expected $100 million.

One ticket did match five numbers, missing the Powerball number. A Texas ticket holder earned themselves an extra $1 million of holiday shopping cash, according to the Multi-state Lottery Association, which conducts the game.

Winning Saturday numbers were:

12, 21, 32, 44, 66 and the Powerball number was 15.

This was the fourth drawing since a winning ticket with all six numbers was sold.

Where can I get a Powerball ticket?

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The Powerball game is played by matching all five white balls in any order and the red Powerball number. The odds of picking the correct Powerball grand prize numbers are one in 292,201,338.

What's the biggest Powerball Jackpot, ever?

Saturday's jackpot was tiny when compared with January's record Powerball jackpot, which was worth nearly $1.6 billion. But Americans will still drop by the nearest convenience store with dreams of cash. The billion-dollar-plus prize won in the Jan. 13 drawing was the largest lotto jackpot awarded in U.S. history and was split by three winners. And earlier this summer, a New Hampshire player won a $478 million prize.

Should I get a "Quick Pick?"

If you still want to take a chance you have a better chance of hitting the jackpot if you let the computer pick your numbers. The Multi-State Lottery Association, which operates the Powerball game, says about 75 percent of winning tickets are selected when the numbers are chosen by a computer.

The lottery game is played in 44 states plus the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands. Powerball draws can be seen on hundreds of TV stations nationwide. It may also be available on cable or your mobile device. The draws are also posted on YouTube and on our site. Where to watch the Powerball drawing on TV.

I won the lottery! Now what?

So, what should you do if you win the big prize? Many lottery winners hire an attorney, financial planner or both, since most people don’t exactly know what to do when they suddenly come into so much money. Some even bring their lawyer with them to claim their prize. The lottery does not offer any counseling services or advice for winners.

You have two choices when you claim your prize: the full value paid in 30 installments over 29 years, or a one-time lump sum that is smaller than the actual total.

Then there are the taxes. The federal tax on lottery winnings is 25 percent. Then, any extra income taxes like state or city would apply. Financial experts say that if you can get more than a 3 or 4 percent return on an investment, the lump sum is actually the best way to go in the long-term.

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