Powerball jackpot at $650 million; Stockton ticket sold worth millions
DES MOINES, Iowa -- The winning numbers were drawn for the massive Powerball jackpot Saturday and no one won the $615 million jackpot – the 10th largest Powerball prize in history. However, one Stockton resident won a seven-figure prize.
The winning numbers are 7, 23, 24, 32, 43, and 18 is the Powerball.
The California Lottery said someone in Stockton matched five out of the six numbers, snagging them a prize worth $2.6 million.
Saturday's jackpot had a $310.6 million lump-sum cash value, according to a Powerball news release.
The winner would have been able to choose between the annuitized $615 million prize over 30 years or to take the lump-sum payment. Both prizes are before taxes, according to lottery officials.
No one has won Powerball since April 19, when a ticket in Ohio brought a prize of $252.6 million. There have been 34 straight drawings without a jackpot winner.
The game's abysmal odds of 1 in 292.2 million are designed to build big prizes that draw more players. The all-time largest Powerball jackpot was $2.04 billion Powerball last November.
The $650 million jackpot is for winners who opt for an annuity, paid over 29 years. Most winners prefer cash, which for Monday night's drawing would be $328.3 million.
Powerball is played in 45 states as well as Washington, D.C., Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands.