There were no tickets sold with all six numbers in the latest drawing of the multi-state Powerball lottery and the estimated jackpot for Saturday’s drawing is expected to grow to $53 million.
Two tickets were sold with five numbers, but missing the Powerball number. The one sold in New Hampshire is worth $1 million, the Multi-State Lottery Association, which conducts the game, announced.
The one sold in Pennsylvania is 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, according to the Multi-State Lottery Association
The numbers drawn Wednesday were 17, 23, 28, 34, 38 and the Powerball number was 8. The jackpot was $40 million.
The drawing was the first since a ticket with all six numbers was sold.
The odds of matching all five numbers and the Powerball number is 1 in about 293 million, according to the Multi-State Lottery Association. The overall chance of winning a prize is 1 in 24.87.
The Powerball game is played in 44 states, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico and U.S. Virgin Islands.