The Powerball jackpot for Monday’s lottery drawing has climbed to an estimated $253 million with a cash option of $178.9 million.
The winning numbers were: 18, 26, 28, 38 and 47. The The Powerball drawn was 17 with a Power Play of 2x.
While no one across the country hit Saturday’s $243.3 million Powerball jackpot, a pair of second-prize tickets were sold, including one in New Jersey.
A ticket purchased at Walmart in Linden is worth $1 million while one sold in California is valued at $1,675,676. California lottery prizes vary depending on ticket sales and number of winners. They differ from the fixed second prizes offered in other participating states. Both second-prize tickets matched five numbers, but not the Powerball.
Saturday’s winning Powerball numbers were: 8, 32, 55, 64 and 66. The Powerball drawn was 10 with a Power Play of 2x.
In addition, no one hit the secondary, $10 million Double Play drawing on Saturday. There were also no second-prize, $500,000 tickets sold. The Double Play numbers drawn were: 7, 11, 19, 31 and 58. The Double Play Powerball was 14.
The odds of hitting the Powerball jackpot are 292,201,388 to 1. A player who buys a $2 ticket has about a 1 in 11,688,053 chance to match five numbers and win at least $1 million, while the odds are 913,129 to 1 of winning the third prize of at least $50,000.
Powerball is played on Monday, Wednesday and Saturday in 45 states, Washington D.C., the U.S. Virgin Islands and Puerto Rico.
New Jersey Lottery offices remain open by appointment more than 20 months into the coronavirus pandemic.
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