No Powerball Jackpot Winner; Prize Rolls to an Estimated $635 Million for Wednesday
No ticket matched all six numbers in the Powerball drawing held on Monday night, October 19, lottery officials said. The winning numbers were 8, 31, 32, 42 and 48, with a Powerball of 23 and a Power Play multiplier of 4x. The jackpot for Monday's drawing was an estimated $607 million, with a cash option of $255.7 million, according to Powerball. One ticket sold in Michigan matched all five white balls to win a $1 million prize. With no jackpot winner, the prize rolls to an estimated $635 million, with a cash option of about $267.5 million, for the next drawing on Wednesday, October 21, at 10:59 p.m. Eastern Time. The jackpot was last won on August 12, when a player in Illinois won about $1.04 billion. Powerball tickets cost $2 per play, with the Power Play multiplier available for an additional $1, and drawings are held every Monday, Wednesday and Saturday night. The odds of winning the jackpot are about 1 in 292.2 million.
Source: GSM · USA (original Chinese edition)
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