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Powerball climbs to an est. $1.4-billion for Saturday’s drawing

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October 5th, 2023 by Ric Hanson

(National News) – Lottery officials report for the 11th week in a row, no tickets matched all six numbers drawn for Wednesday night’s Powerball jackpot. That means the top prize climbs to an estimated $1.4 billion for Saturday’s drawing. The winning numbers announced were: 9, 35, 54, 63, 64 and the Powerball 1.

Winning tickets worth $2 million each were sold in Kentucky, Pennsylvania and Texas, while $1 million winning tickets were sold in California (two), Colorado, New York, Pennsylvania and Texas (two).

The odds of winning the large jackpot are 1 in 292.2 million. The new prize would be the fifth-largest lottery jackpot in U.S. history, edging out a $1.08 billion Powerball jackpot won by a ticket sold in California in July — which has yet to be claimed. It could also become the largest Powerball jackpot won in nearly any state. In all but three — California, Florida, and Tennessee — the largest jackpot ever won is below $1 billion.

Powerball drawings are held three times a week at 9:59 p.m. CDT on Mondays, Wednesdays and Saturdays, with the numbers selected at the Florida Lottery in Tallahassee.