$700 Million Powerball Jackpot Drawing Expected Saturday

Editor’s note: The estimated jackpot has increased since this article was first published. The numbers below have been update.

The bad news is that you didn’t win the the Powerball jackpot Wednesday night; the good news is that neither did anyone else.

The winning numbers were: 47, 2, 63, 62, 11 and the Powerball of 17. According to Massachusetts Lottery officials, a $1 million winning ticket was sold in Plymouth, but the jackpot went unclaimed.

That means Saturday’s jackpot will be an estimated $700 million, the largest lottery jackpot in U.S. history. The cash payout option is estimated at $428.4 million. The Powerball jackpot was last struck on Nov. 4, 2015; since then the jackpot has been growing through 18 consecutive drawings.

The previous largest lottery jackpot in the U.S. was a Mega Millions jackpot of $656 million in 2012.

Powerball is played by residents in 44 states as well as Washington D.C., the U.S. Virgin Islands, and Puerto Rico. Tickets are $2 and can be purchase until 9:45 p.m. Saturday. The drawing will take place at 10:59 p.m. Saturday.

In Swampscott, lottery tickets can be purchased at:

• Alltown (525 Paradise Road)
• Essex Shell (357 Essex St.)
• Stop & Shop (450 Paradise Road)
• Swampscott Gulf (197 Essex St.)
• VFW Post 1240 (8 Pine St.)
• C & L Package (26-28 New Ocean St.)
• Richdale (444 Humphrey St.)