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Powerball Jackpot Soars to $550M for Saturday Drawing
If you draw the Powerball winning numbers in Saturday's lottery, you could score $550 million, or a $350 million one-time payout.
Powerball results were watched closely Wednesday when the jackpot was $363 million. After no one picked all six winning numbers, the new Powerball prize for the Saturday, May 19 drawing is now $550 million.
The one-time cash payout is estimated at $350.1 million. Tickets are $2 and the game is played in Massachusetts and 42 other states, including Florida, Texas, California and New York.
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The largest Powerball Jackpot cash payout to date was $384 million and was won on Nov. 28, 2012, in Arizona and Missouri.
Wonder what happens to the folks who hit it big? Browse the Huffington Post’s collection of lottery winners’ stories.
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