The numbers drawn in Saturday evening’s Powerball lottery were 5, 9, 35, 54, 63 and the Powerball number was 7. The estimated jackpot is $856 million, the 16th-largest in American history.

The drawing was the 42nd 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, which conducts the game. 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. It began in 1992.

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