Powerball's jackpot rose to $1.70 billion after no jackpot-winning ticket was sold in Wednesday's drawing. The six numbers drawn were white balls 3, 16, 29, 61 and 69, and red Powerball 22. The odds of winning the jackpot are 1 in 292.2 million, while overall prize odds are 1 in 24.9. The jackpot's cash value is about $770.3 million, and winners can choose an annuity or a lump sum. Eleven tickets matched five white balls for $1 million each; multiple other tickets won prizes ranging from $50,000 to $2 million. The next drawing is Saturday night.
The Powerball jackpot has ballooned to $1.70 billion, the third highest in history, after no one won the latest drawing Wednesday night. No one won the ticket that matched all six numbers drawn on Wednesday: white balls 3, 16, 29, 61, 69 and red Powerball 22. The odds of winning the jackpot are 1 in 292.2 million while the odds of winning a prize overall are 1 in 24.9. The next drawing is scheduled for Saturday night, according to a Powerball news release. The jackpot has a cash value of about $770.3 million.
Eleven tickets were sold that matched all five white balls, winning $1 million prizes, according to the release. They were sold in California, Colorado, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Maryland, Minnesota, Ohio and Pennsylvania. Four tickets won $2 million by matching all five white balls and including the Power Play option for $1 more at purchase, according to the release. They were sold in Michigan, Oregon, Texas and Wyoming. There were 117 tickets that won $50,000 prizes and 36 tickets that won $100,000 prize.
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