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There were no tickets sold with all six numbers in Saturday evening’s drawing of the multi-state Powerball lottery, pushing the estimated jackpot for Monday’s drawing to $654 million.

Two tickets with five numbers, but missing the Powerball number, were sold in Georgia and Oklahoma and each is worth $1 million, according to the Multi-State Lottery Association, which conducts the game.

The numbers drawn Saturday night were 28, 32, 36, 51, 69 and the Powerball number was 2. The estimated jackpot was $629 million.

The drawing was the 32nd 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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