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Powerball Jackpot Soars to $600M for Saturday Drawing
If you draw the Powerball winning numbers in Saturday's lottery, the one-time payout could be almost $377 million.
After no one picked all five winning numbers and the Powerball, the new Powerball prize for the Saturday, May 19 drawing is an estimated $600 million—the third-largest Powerball prize in the history of the game.
The last Powerball jackpot winner in Connecticut was Noel Peel of Seymour, who won a $60 million jackpot in June 2012,according to NBC Connecticut.
You can buy tickets until 10 p.m. or the 10:59 p.m. drawing.
America's favorite lottery is played in 43 States, Washington, D.C., and the U.S. Virgin Islands.
Wonder what happens to the folks who hit it big? Browse the Huffington Post’s collection of lottery winners’ stories.What would you do with a $376.9 million cash payout? Dream big in the comments below!
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