lottery loser - photo courtesy of LightField Studioso on shutterstock
lottery loser - photo courtesy of LightField Studioso on shutterstock

The estimated jackpot for Wednesday evening’s multi-state Powerball drawing hit $485 million.

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

A ticket with five numbers, but missing the Powerball number, was sold in Louisiana 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 numbers drawn Monday were 16, 23, 32, 36, 54 and the Powerball number was 9. The estimated jackpot was $463 million.

The drawing was the 24th 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, U.S. Virgin Islands and the United Kingdom.

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