New York – No Winner In Powerball Drawing, Jackpot Soars To $440 Million

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    FILE - A ticket for the U.S. lottery Powerball sits on a counter in a store on Kenmare Street in Manhattan, New York, U.S., February 22, 2017. REUTERS/Andrew KellyNew York – No Powerball tickets matched all six numbers for Saturday night’s $384 million grand prize drawing, sending next week’s jackpot in the United States surging to $440 million, lottery officials said.

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    The estimated $440 million prize, with a cash value of $278 million, marks the ninth largest jackpot in the game’s history, according to figures on the Powerball website.

    The cash value figure is the estimated total if a winner selects one lump-sum payment, rather than the other option of taking annual payments over 30 years.

    Both estimated totals are before any taxes are assessed.

    The winning numbers for Saturday’s drawing were: 28, 36, 41, 51, 58 and the Powerball of 24.

    The odds of a single ticket hitting all six numbers are 292 million to one, according to the Multi-State Lottery Association.

    The largest Powerball jackpot was $1.6 billion payout split among winners in California, Florida and Tennessee in January 2016.

    The record Powerball winner for a single ticket buyer is $758 million. won by a Massachusetts woman in August this year.

    Powerball tickets are sold in 44 U.S. states, and Washington, D.C.; Puerto Rico; and the U.S. Virgin Islands.

    Drawings are held twice a week, on Wednesday and Saturday nights.

    Separately, the Mega Millions jackpot has grown to $343 million, with a cash option payout of $215 million, the game said on its website.


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