"The Powerball jackpot has risen to an estimated $1 billion after nobody held the lucky grand prize ticket in Wednesday's drawing. The winning numbers were 10, 16, 29, 33, 69, and red Powerball 22, with a Power Play multiplier of 3. While nobody snagged the $930 million Powerball jackpot this year's second-largest prize three lucky winners each won $1 million, according to Powerball's website. Those winning tickets were sold in Maryland, Michigan and New Jersey."
"The new $1 billion jackpot will be up for grabs in the next drawing scheduled for Saturday. The jackpot has been growing steadily for the past few months, since the $1.787 billion jackpot in September the second-largest in Powerball history. The odds of winning Wednesday's jackpot were low players had about a 1 in 292.2 million chance to win. Smaller prizes ranged from $4 up to $1 million and carried better odds of winning."
The Powerball jackpot rose to an estimated $1 billion after no grand-prize ticket matched Wednesday's drawing. The winning numbers were 10, 16, 29, 33, 69, and red Powerball 22, with a Power Play multiplier of 3. Three tickets won $1 million each; those tickets were sold in Maryland, Michigan and New Jersey. The jackpot will be available again in Saturday's drawing. The jackpot has expanded since the $1.787 billion prize in September, which was split by winners in Texas and Missouri. Odds to win the jackpot were about 1 in 292.2 million. Smaller prizes ranged from $4 to $1 million. Tickets cost $2 in nearly all states, Washington, DC, Puerto Rico and the US Virgin Islands, while Alabama, Utah, Alaska, Hawaii and Nevada do not offer a state lottery. Drawings occur Monday, Wednesday and Saturday at 10:59 p.m. ET.
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