No tickets were sold matching all six numbers in Monday evening’s drawing of the multi-state Powerball lottery, pushing the estimated jackpot for Wednesday’s drawing to $185 million.

There were also no tickets sold in California with five numbers but missing the Powerball number, according to the Multi-State Lottery Association, which conducts the game.

One ticket matching five numbers was sold in Connecticut and is worth $1 million.

The numbers drawn Monday were 19, 29, 35, 36, 45 and the Powerball number was 16. The jackpot was $171 million.

It was the 12th drawing 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 and U.S. Virgin Islands.

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