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Powerball jackpot passes $500 million to reach $516M after no top-prize winner on October 7
No ticket matched all six numbers in the October 7 Powerball drawing, so the jackpot has grown to an estimated $516 million. Three players won $100,000 each with Power Play, and no Match 5 prize was awarded.
The Powerball jackpot has climbed past the half-billion-dollar mark after the drawing on Wednesday, October 7, produced no jackpot winner. The top prize had been set at $485 million, with a cash option of $199.7 million, before the drawing took place.
The winning numbers were 11, 13, 14, 21 and 65, with a red Powerball of 19 and a Power Play multiplier of 2x. Because no ticket matched all six numbers, the jackpot rolled over and is now estimated at $516 million. A winner would be able to choose between the full amount paid as an annuity or a one-time lump sum of $212.6 million.
No player matched all five white numbers either, so no Match 5 prize was awarded in this drawing. That prize is worth $1 million, or $2 million when Power Play is active. Lower tiers did produce winners, however. Eight players who matched four white numbers plus the Powerball won $50,000 each, while three others in the same category took home $100,000 each thanks to the Power Play multiplier.
The result effectively ended a four-week run of drawings that each produced at least one Match 5 winner. The most recent such prize was a $2 million payout in Louisiana. Before that, one drawing awarded four comparable prizes: players in Illinois, New York and North Carolina each won $1 million, and a player in Puerto Rico won $2 million with Power Play.
The next Powerball drawing is scheduled for this Saturday, with the jackpot continuing to grow if no ticket matches all six numbers.
Based on reporting by GamblingNews.