There were no tickets sold with all six numbers in the latest drawing of the multi-state Powerball lottery, pushing the estimated jackpot for Wednesday’s drawing to $255 million.
One ticket with five numbers, but missing the Powerball number was sold in Illinois and is worth $1 million, according to the Multi-State Lottery Association, which conducts the game.
The numbers drawn Monday were 24, 33, 35, 37, 42 and the Powerball number was 21. The jackpot was $235 million.
The drawing was the 14th since the last time a ticket with all six numbers was sold.
The odds of matching all five numbers and the Powerball number is 1 in 292.2 million, according to the Multi-State Lottery Association. The overall chance of winning a prize is 1 in 24.9.
The Powerball game is played in 45 states, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, and U.S. Virgin Islands.
–City News Service
Originally posted 2023-11-14 18:56:31.