Powerball Jumps To $550M After No Winning Tickets Sold
DES MOINES, Iowa (CBSDFW.COM/AP) — No winning tickets were sold for the $460 million Powerball drawing.
The winning numbers selected Wednesday night were 2, 18, 37, 39 and 42, and the Powerball number was 12.
But there were at least six tickets sold that won prizes of $1 million or more.
The jackpot jumps to an estimated $550 million for Saturday's drawing. That would make it the nation's 8th largest lottery prize ever.
Powerball is played in Texas and 43 other states, as well as Washington, D.C., Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands. The odds of winning are one in 292.2 million.
The $550 million prize refers to the annuity option, paid over 29 years. The cash prize would be almost $348 million.
#BREAKING: The #MegaMillions jackpot for tomorrow night's drawing has increased to $445 MILLION with a cash value of $277.6 MILLION! #TexasLottery pic.twitter.com/rHTrYXgYTS
— Texas Lottery (@TexasLottery) January 4, 2018
Lottery players also can vie for another giant prize, as the Mega Millions game's grand prize will be $445 million in Friday's drawing.
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