Billion-Dollar Bust: Powerball Jackpot Swells To $1.1 Billion After Saturday Stunner

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Billion-Dollar Bust: Powerball Jackpot Swells To $1.1 Billion After Saturday Stunner

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Saturday night came and went without a grand prize winner, pushing the Powerball jackpot even deeper into record-breaking territory. With no ticket matching all six numbers, the pot has now ballooned to an estimated $1.1 billion.

The winning numbers drawn late Saturday were 1, 28, 31, 57, and 58, with the red Powerball 16.

Had someone won on Saturday, they would have taken home the seventh-largest prize in the game’s history. By rolling over, the current jackpot has now surpassed the $1.08 billion mark set in July 2023 by a winner in Los Angeles, California.

While the main prize remains elusive, the drawing wasn’t a total wash for everyone. Seven players across the country are walking away as new millionaires.

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Two tickets—sold in North Carolina and Pennsylvania—matched all five white balls and included the Power Play option, doubling their prize to $2 million each.

Another five tickets sold in California, Florida, Michigan, New Jersey, and Virginia matched the five white balls to win the standard $1 million second-tier prize.

The jackpot has been building steadily since the last grand prize was claimed earlier this fall. On September 6, two winners in Missouri and Texas split a staggering $1.787 billion pot, which stands as the second-largest lottery prize of all time.

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