There were no tickets sold with all six numbers in Saturday evening’s drawing of the multi-state Powerball lottery, pushing the estimated jackpot for Monday’s drawing to $103 million. There were three tickets sold with five numbers, but missing the Powerball number, according to the Multi-State Lottery Association, which conducts the game. The ones sold in […]
There were no tickets sold with all six numbers in Saturday evening’s drawing of the multi-state Powerball lottery, pushing the estimated jackpot for Monday’s drawing to $103 million.There were three tickets sold with five numbers, but missing the Powerball number, according to the Multi-State Lottery Association, which conducts the game.The ones sold in Idaho and New Jersey are each worth $2 million because the players 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 one sold in Illinois is worth $1 million.The numbers drawn Saturday were 1, 12, 17, 21, 58 and the Powerball number was 1. The estimated jackpot was $92 million.The drawing was the sixth 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.