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 $88 million.

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

The numbers drawn Saturday were 9, 30, 42, 50, 52 and the Powerball number was 21. The estimated jackpot was $75 million.

The drawing was the fifth 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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