Powerball jackpot grows to $674 million

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LOS ANGELES – There were no tickets sold with all six numbers in the latest drawing of the multi-state Powerball lottery, pushing the estimated jackpot for Saturday’s (Oct. 24) drawing to $674 million.

There were three tickets sold with five numbers, but missing the Powerball number, the Multi-State Lottery Association, which conducts the game, announced.

The ones sold in Ohio and Pennsylvania are each worth $2 million because the player utilized the Power Play option, where for an additional $1 per play, a ticket with five numbers, but missing the Powerball number, is worth $2 million.

The ticket with five numbers, but missing the Powerball number, sold in New Jersey is worth $1 million,

The numbers drawn Wednesday were 1, 21, 44, 50, 57 and the Powerball number was 5. The estimated jackpot was $639 million.

The drawing was the 29th 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, US Virgin Islands and the United Kingdom. (CNS)