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No Tickets Sold With All Six Powerball Numbers; Jackpot Rises To $86 Million

The numbers drawn Saturday were 18, 21, 40, 53, 60 and the Powerball number was 23. The estimated jackpot was $74 million.

LOS ANGELES, CA — There were no tickets sold with all six numbers in the latest drawing of the multi-state Powerball lottery, pushing the estimated jackpot for Monday's drawing to $86 million.

A ticket with five numbers, but missing the Powerball number, was sold in Texas and is worth $2 million because the player utilized the Power Play option, where for an additional $1 per play, a ticket with five numbers, but missing the Powerball number, is worth $2 million.

The numbers drawn Saturday were 18, 21, 40, 53, 60 and the Powerball number was 23. The estimated jackpot was $74 million.

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The drawing was the fourth since the last time a ticket with all six numbers was sold.

The odds of matching all five numbers and the Powerball number is 1 in 292.2 million, according to the Multi-State Lottery Association, which conducts the game. The overall chance of winning a prize is 1 in 24.9.

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The Powerball game is played in 45 states, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico and U.S. Virgin Islands.

—City News Service