Powerball jackpot grows to $251 million
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LOS ANGELES – There were no tickets sold with all six winning numbers in the multi-state Powerball lottery, pushing the estimated jackpot for Monday’s (Sept. 14) drawing to $251 million.
There were also no tickets sold with five winning numbers, but missing the Powerball number, the California Lottery announced.
The numbers drawn Saturday were 14, 16, 23, 58, 69 and the Powerball number was 3.
The estimated Powerball jackpot was $232 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, which conducts the game.
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, US Virgin Islands and the United Kingdom.
