With no winner, the jackpot rises to $650 million

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No one won Saturday’s Powerball as the jackpot rises to $650 million

Updated: 5:05 a.m. EDT July 9, 2023

No one won Saturday’s $615 million Powerball drawing — bringing the estimated jackpot to $650 million before Monday’s drawing. Saturday’s jackpot ranked as the 10th largest Powerball jackpot, according to Powerball officials. Here are the winning numbers for Saturday night’s draw: 7-23 -24-32-43. Powerball 18 The last Powerball jackpot was won on April 19, when a ticket in Ohio matched all five white balls and the red Powerball to win a prize worth $252.6 million. There had been 32 draws in a row without a jackpot winner. That number grows to 33 because there are no grand prize winners from Wednesday’s drawing. Powerball tickets cost $2 each. game. Tickets are sold in 45 states, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico and the US Virgin Islands.

No one won Saturday’s $615 million Powerball drawing — bringing the estimated jackpot to $650 million before Monday’s drawing.

Saturday’s jackpot ranked as the 10th largest Powerball jackpot, according to Powerball officials.

Here are the winning numbers for Saturday night’s draw: 7-23-24-32-43. Powerball 18

The last Powerball jackpot was won on April 19, when a ticket in Ohio matched all five white balls and the red Powerball to win a prize worth $252.6 million.

There had been 32 draws in a row without a jackpot winner. That number grows to 33 because there are no grand prize winners from Wednesday’s drawing.

Powerball tickets cost $2 per game. Tickets are sold in 45 states, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico and the US Virgin Islands.