Winning Powerball Numbers for Saturday, Nov. 26, 2016: $420 Million

Anyone who has these winning numbers for Saturday night's Powerball drawing will wake up a lot happier Sunday morning.

Those numbers are 17, 19, 21, 37, 44, and the Powerball is 16. Lottery officials said a ticket with those numbers was sold in Lafayette, Tennessee.

The Powerball jackpot was up to $403 million before a late boost reportedly upped it to more than $420 million — not exactly record territory yet but nothing to scoff at, either.

The multi-state Powerball jackpot has gone untouched for more than two months, climbing to one of the highest jackpot prizes since the $1.6 billion drawing in January. Anyone choosing the cash value would walk home with about a $254.7 million lump sum. Not bad for Cyber Monday.

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The drawing took place Saturday night at 11 p.m.

Also, the winning numbers in the Ohio Lottery's Classic Lotto drawing for Saturday, Nov. 26 are: 5-7-8-9-19-21. The next jackpot is worth an estimated $5.6 million with a cash option value of 2.8 million.

Here's what else you should know about the Powerball.

How do I play Powerball?
To win the grand Powerball jackpot, you have to match all five white balls in any order plus the red Powerball number. Don't bank your life savings on it, though: The odds of picking all five white balls plus the Powerball correctly are just one in 292,201,338.

What's the record Powerball jackpot?
The jackpot for Saturday's drawing isn't exactly chump change. But it's tiny when compared with January's record Powerball jackpot. That one was worth nearly $1.6 billion.

The billion-dollar-plus prize won in the Jan. 13 drawing was the largest lotto jackpot awarded in U.S. history and was split by three winners. And earlier this summer, a New Hampshire player won a $478 million prize.

What's my best bet at winning?
If you decide you want to play, you're more likely to hit the jackpot if you let the computer pick your numbers instead of choosing yourself. The Multi-State Lottery Association, which operates the Powerball game, says about 75 percent of winning tickets are selected when the numbers are chosen by a computer.

Where can I play?
The lottery is played in 44 states plus the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands.
Powerball drawings can be seen on TV stations across the country. It may also be available on cable or your mobile device. The draws are also posted on YouTube and on our site. Click here to see where to watch the Powerball drawing on TV.

What should I do if I win?
Many lottery winners hire an attorney, financial planner or both, since most people don’t exactly know what to do when they suddenly come into such a big sum of money. Some even bring their attorney with them to claim their prize. You'll have to find one yourself, though: The lottery does not offer any counseling services or advice for winners.

You have two choices when you claim your prize: the full value paid in 30 installments over 29 years, or a one-time lump sum that is smaller than the actual total.

Then there are the taxes. The federal tax on lottery winnings is 25 percent. Then any extra income taxes like state or city would apply.

Financial experts say that if you can get more than a 3 or 4 percent return on an investment, the lump sum is actually the best way to go in the long-term.

By Marc Torrence, Patch Staff