Powerball's latest drawing on Saturday night was worth $69 million with a cash option of $41.6 million. Did anyone win the million dollar prize?
Powerball's winning numbers were announced during Saturday night's drawing at 11 p.m. EST. The winning numbers were 03-07-15-27-69, Powerball 19, and Power Play 2X, according to the Powerball website. Although no one hit the $69 million jackpot, there was a Match 5 and Powerplay winner in Puerto Rico, with the prize worth $2 million, according to the lottery website. There was also one Match 5 winner in Virginia, the website states.
The next Powerball drawing will be held on Wednesday at 11 p.m. EST, the lottery website states. Wednesday's jackpot is worth up to $82 million with a cash option of $50.2 million.
The popular lottery game is the largest in the U.S. and is played across 44 states, according to the Powerball website. The Powerball drawings are held every Wednesday and Saturday night at 10:59 p.m.
Peter DeLuca of Sterling Heights, Michigan, was the last person to claim a Powerball million dollar jackpot prize, according to lottery officials. The 51-year-old told lottery officials he purchased a ticket for the October 13 drawing and left it in the car. He forgot about it and took it a local 7-Eleven to check his numbers.
"I took the ticket to 7-Eleven to scan it and see if it was a winner. When the clerk scanned it, she told me it was more than she could cash so she printed off the numbers from the drawing so I could check the ticket and see how much I'd won," DeLuca previously told lottery officials when he picked up his check on December 21. "As she read them off to me, I couldn't believe I was seeing them all on my ticket!"
DeLuca told lottery officials that the winnings will pay for a big vacation and will easily help him retire.
"Winning really hasn't fully hit home yet, but it does give me some peace of mind to know that I will have this for a more comfortable retirement when I decide to slow down," DeLuca previously told lottery officials.
One person from Long Island in New York hit the $425 million Mega Millions jackpot on Tuesday. The winning Mega Millions numbers announced at 11 p.m. EST on Tuesday night were 34-44-57-62-70, Mega Ball 14 and Megaplier 4X, according to the Mega Millions website.
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