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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 drawing to $700 million.

Three tickets were sold with five numbers, but missing the Powerball number, according to the Multi-State Lottery Association, which conducts the game. The one sold in Tennessee 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.

The ones sold in Michigan and Oklahoma are each worth $1 million.

The numbers drawn Wednesday were 31, 59, 62, 65, 68 and the Powerball number was 5. The estimated jackpot was $650 million.

The drawing was the 35th 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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