Powerball Jackpot Rises to $457M – MyNewsLA.com
There were no tickets sold with all six numbers in the latest drawing of the multi-state Powerball lottery, pushing the estimated jackpot for Saturday’s drawing to $457 million.
A ticket with five numbers, but missing the Powerball number, was sold in Texas and is worth $1 million, according to the Multi-State Lottery Association, which conducts the game.
The numbers drawn Wednesday were 12, 29, 37, 43, 55 and the Powerball number was 18. The estimated jackpot was $435 million.
The drawing was the 29th 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.
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