powerball - photo courtesy of ZikG on shutterstock
powerball - photo courtesy of ZikG on shutterstock

The estimated jackpot for Monday evening’s drawing of the multi-state Powerball lottery hits to $225 million.

There were no tickets sold with all six numbers in the latest drawing of the multi-state lottery.

There was one ticket sold with five numbers, but missing the Powerball number, at a gas station in San Diego, and is worth $559,925, the Multi-State Lottery Association, which conducts the game, announced.

The numbers drawn Saturday were 16, 32, 55, 59, 64 and the Powerball number was 3. The estimated jackpot was $212 million.

The drawing was the 15th 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.

Leave a comment

Your email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *