No Winner of US$380 Million Jackpot for Powerball 33 Lottery
Vittorio Hernandez | | Feb 08, 2015 09:11 AM EST |
(Photo : ReutersREUTERS/Brendan McDermid) A man purchases New York State Lottery tickets for the $400 million Powerball lottery in New York's financial district February 19, 2014.
Since there is no winner of the US$380 million Powerball 33 lottery on Saturday, in the next draw on Wednesday, the jackpot would go up to US$450 million, estimates Sue Dooley, senior drawing manager of Multi-State Lottery Association.
The winning number combination drawn at 10:59 p.m. were 05-10-21-34-58, but no one got those numbers. With the prospect of winning US$380 million, queues were seen at Powerball outlets, such as the one at the Shell gas station in a Cleveland suburb, to beat the 10 p.m. deadline to buy the winning ticket, according to USA Today.
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To win, the ticket holder must have the five numbers drawn on white balls and a red Powerball. Those who get the five numbers but don't match the red Powerball still win US$1 million.
This is the first time that the Powerball lottery, known for its eye-popping jackpots, along with the Mega Millions, offers prize money higher than US$300 million due to recent slump in sales. A ticket costs US$2, reports AP.
In February 2014, Powerball's jackpot hit US$425 million.
The Multi-State Lottery Association estimates the odds or winning Powerball are over 1 in 175 million, while to win US$1 million, the odds are more than 1 in 5 million.
Except for Alabama, Alaska, Hawaii, Nevada and Utah, Powerball is available in 44 states, including the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands.
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