Powerball, Mega Millions Jackpots Top $150M

METRO DETROIT, MI — It’s a good week to play the lottery. Nobody won the Powerball or Mega Millions jackpots last weekend, meaning both are now past the $150 million mark.

The winning Powerball numbers for Saturday, July 9 were: 8, 10, 29, 40, 59 and a Powerball of 26. The jackpot now stands at $155 million for Wednesday’s drawing, with a cash value of $95.9 million.

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As for the Mega Millions Jackpot, it stands at 202 million for Tuesday night’s drawing with a cash option of $123 million. Numbers drawn on July 7 were 2, 9, 11, 28, 60 and a gold ball of 10.

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.

A total of 44 states, plus Washington, D.C., Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands, that participate in Powerball. Powerball drawings are held every Wednesday and Saturday at 10:59 p.m. Eastern time.

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