Powerball numbers drawn for $638.8 million jackpot: Did you win?

Usually, three times is the charm but for one lucky lotto winner, all it took was one! Buzz60’s Mercer Morrison has the story.
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UPDATE:

The numbers drawn Saturday night, Feb. 23:

4-6-14-20-32 with a Powerball of 13

Multiplier (2x)

The actual prize was announced at $302.2 million.

No one matched all six numbers, so the next drawing on Wednesday, Feb. 27, will be worth an estimated $322 million.

ORIGINAL STORY:

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You could change $2 into a $304 million payday Saturday night, when the Powerball jackpot offers the second-largest payday of any game so far in 2019. A New York player claimed the $437 million Mega Millions jackpot on New Year’s Day.

The Powerball cash option Saturday night would be $184.8 million.

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It’s easy to play: Simply select five white balls between 1 and 69 and then a red Powerball between 1 and 26. Or just ask for a QuickPick ticket.

It’ll cost you $2 or toss in an extra dollar for the multiplier, giving you as much as 4 times the value of any consolation prize.

The odds of winning the big prize: 1 in 292,201,338.

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So far, the red Powerballs in 2019 have been mostly evenly distributed with the No. 1 and No. 24 the only ones selected twice in 15 drawings.

The drawing takes place at 11 p.m. Saturday.