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Powerball Ticket With 5 Numbers Sold In San Diego's East County
The Powerball numbers were drawn Wednesday evening.
EL CAJON, CA — A Powerball ticket with five numbers, but missing the Powerball number, was sold at a convenience store in San Diego's East County, the California Lottery announced.
The ticket worth $190,341 was purchased at the 7-Eleven at 735 Bradley Ave. in El Cajon.
The numbers drawn Wednesday night were 7, 14, 24, 30, 56 and the Powerball number was 7. The jackpot was $20 million. There were no tickets sold with all six numbers.
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The drawing was the first since a ticket with all six numbers was sold in the multi-state Powerball lottery. The ticket was sold in Altadena and the record-setting jackpot was $2.04 billion.
Drawings take place every Monday, Wednesday and Saturday. The estimated jackpot is $47 million for Saturday's drawing.
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The odds of matching all five numbers and the Powerball number is 1 in about 293 million, according to the Multi-State Lottery Association, which conducts the game. Powerball is played in 45 states, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico and U.S. Virgin Islands.
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