There were no tickets sold with all six numbers in the latest drawing of the multi-state Powerball lottery, pushing the estimated jackpot for Wednesday’s drawing to $687 million.
There were six tickets sold with five numbers, but missing the Powerball number, including one in Florida worth $2 million because the player utilized the Power Play option, where for an additional $1 per play, a ticket with five numbers, but missing the Powerball number, is worth $2 million.
The two tickets with five numbers, but missing the Powerball number, sold in Texas and one each sold in Maryland, Minnesota and Virginia are each worth $1 million, according to the Multi-State Lottery Association, which conducts the game.
The numbers drawn Monday were 10, 17, 20, 39, 44 and the Powerball number was 16. The estimated jackpot was $656 million.
The drawing was the 33rd since the last time a ticket with all six numbers was sold.
The odds of matching all five numbers and the Powerball number is 1 in 292.2 million, according to the Multi-State Lottery Association. The overall chance of winning a prize is 1 in 24.9.
The Powerball game is played in 45 states, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico and U.S. Virgin Islands.
–City News Service