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The
winning numbers for the estimated $687.8 million Powerball
jackpot, the fourth largest in the lottery's history, were drawn
Saturday night.
The numbers are 8, 12, 13, 19, 27 and Powerball of 04.
Two winning tickets were announced early Sunday, one sold in
Iowa and a second in New York. No winners immediately stepped
forward. More winning tickets could be announced as results come
in overnight.
This is the second astronomical lottery draw this week, with the
$1.537 billion Mega Millions lottery drawn on Tuesday with one
winning ticket sold in South Carolina.
The winner or winners of the Mega Millions $2 ticket have not
yet stepped forward publicly. The prize is just shy of the world
record.
The winners of Saturday's Powerball will have the option of
sharing an immediate cash payment of $198.1 million each,
sharing the $687.8 million prize paid out over 29 years, or a
separate combination of the jackpot, according to the lottery.
The lottery was previously estimated at $750, but the adjusted
numbers early on Sunday are based on actual ticket sales, the
lottery announced.
Powerball lottery tickets are sold in 44 states, Washington
D.C., Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands.
The odds of matching all five numbers and the Powerball is 1 in
292 million.
States receive a percentage of lottery ticket sales and use the
money to support public schools or to meet other needs.
(Reporting by Rich McKay; additional reporting by Brendan
O'Brien; Editing by Michael Perry and Elaine Hardcastle)
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