Winning Numbers Drawn In $950M Powerball Jackpot
BOSTON (CBS/AP) – Will tonight be the night for a lucky lottery player?
The winning numbers for a record-setting Powerball jackpot were drawn on Saturday night, and they are: 32-16-19-57-34 and Powerball 13.
The Powerball jackpot has increased to nearly $950 million.
The drawing was held at 11 p.m.
Lottery officials say a winner would have the option of being paid $900 million through annual payments over 29 years or opting for a $558 million lump-sum cash payout.
Sales for the lottery game have skyrocketed since Wednesday, when no one won an estimated $500 million jackpot.
Officials say that if no one wins on Saturday, the next jackpot will be $1.3 billion.
A $1 million ticket was sold in Plymouth for Wednesday's drawing.
Powerball tickets cost $2 and could be purchased until 9:45 p.m.
The drawings are available via masslottery.com.
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