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Update: Winning Powerball Ticket Sold in New Jersey

Close to half a billion dollars was on the line for the Saturday, May 7, 2016 drawing. Here are the winning numbers.

Photo: Powerball ticket for the May 7, 2016 drawing. Image by Bea Karnes, Patch
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The Powerball jackpot climbed to $429.6 million for Saturday night's drawing. Lottery officials have announced that one winning ticket matching all five numbers plus the Powerball was sold in New Jersey.

Even though you didn't win the jackpot, you may have won a smaller prize. Here are the winning numbers:

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5-25-26-44-66 and Powerball is 9.

Did you match some numbers? Here’s what you win:

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  • Match all five numbers and the Powerball = Jackpot
  • Match all five numbers and no Powerball = $1 million
  • Match four numbers and the Powerball = $10,000
  • Match four numbers and no Powerball = $100
  • Match three numbers and the Powerball = $100
  • Match three numbers and no Powerball = $7
  • Match two numbers and the Powerball = $7
  • Match one number and the Powerball = $4
  • Match just the Powerball number = $4

Americans haven’t caught Powerball fever with the same fervor as back in January when the jackpot soared to an astounding $1.6 billion. Three winning tickets were sold--one in Chino Hills, Calif., and the others in Tennessee and Florida.

The California winning ticket has not been cashed in.

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