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A ticket with all six numbers in Saturday evening’s Powerball drawing was sold in New York and the player has the option of receiving the $256 million jackpot in 30 installments or a $123.5 million lump sum payment before federal taxes.

The numbers drawn Saturday were 1, 31, 43, 55, 57 and the Powerball number was 22.

The drawing was the 19th since the last time a ticket with all six numbers was sold.

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

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.

The jackpot for Monday’s drawing will be $20 million.

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