Powerball Jackpot Hits $121 million

METRO DETROIT, MI — In American history, the number 76 has a pretty significant meaning. It was, of course, July 4, 1776 when the United States declared its independence from England. And since we’re talking about the Fourth of July, didn’t 76 trombones lead the big parade?

This Wednesday, there’s another important 76 being featured. If you should decided to take the cash option off of the Powerball jackpot, you’ll take home a cool — you guessed it — $76 million (before taxes). There’s always the option of taking installment payments, too, in which case the overall jackpot is $121 million.

The winning numbers for Saturday, July 1 were: 19, 42, 45, 48, 53 and a Powerball of 16.

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Each Powerball ticket costs $2. Find out where you can buy your Powerball tickets here. The Powerball game is played by matching all five white balls in any order and the red Powerball number. The odds of picking the correct Powerball grand prize numbers are one in 292,201,338.

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