Photo via Wikimedia Commons
Photo via Wikimedia Commons

There were no tickets sold with all six numbers in Wednesday night’s drawing of the multi-state Powerball lottery and the estimated jackpot for Saturday’s drawing is expected to grow to $60 million.

One ticket with five numbers, but missing the Powerball number, was sold in Maryland and is worth $1 million, the Multi-State Lottery Association, which conducts the game, announced.

Two Match 5 Winners Power Play tickets were sold in Colorado, and are each worth $2 million.

The numbers drawn tonight were 1, 4, 18, 20, 45 and the Powerball number was 7. The estimated jackpot was $50 million.

The drawing was the second 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 175,223,510, according to the Powerball website. The overall chance of winning a prize is 1 in 31.85.

The Powerball game is played in 43 states, the District of Columbia and the U.S. Virgin Islands.

 —Staff and Wire Reports

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