Powerball jackpot soars to $629 million ahead of Saturday's drawing
FILE-A customer holds Powerball lottery tickets inside a convenience store. (Photo by PATRICK T. FALLON/AFP via Getty Images)
Lottery players will have a chance to win a massive Powerball jackpot prize this weekend.
The jackpot has spiked to $629 million for the Saturday, Nov. 22 drawing after no player matched all six numbers from Wednesday night’s drawing.
A ticket purchased in New Jersey matched all five numbers except for the Powerball and the player won $1 million.
What were Wednesday’s winning numbers?
By the numbers:
The winning numbers for the Wednesday drawing were 10, 31, 49, 51, 69, and red Powerball 19. The PowerPlay was 2X.
How to play Powerball
What you can do:
Lottery players can buy a single Powerball ticket for $2 and must match all five numbers and the Powerball to win.
The next Powerball drawing takes place at 10:59 p.m. ET on Saturday, Nov. 22. Powerball drawings take place on Monday, Wednesday and Saturday.
The Source: Information for this story was provided by the Powerball website. This story was reported from Washington, D.C.