Powerball Jackpot Grows Even More After No Winning Tickets Sold
PITTSBURGH (KDKA/AP) - Another Powerball Jackpot drawing, another night of no winners.
The numbers for the $500 million jackpot were drawn on Wednesday night:
02-11-47-62-63, Powerball: 17, Power Play: 3
The Powerball jackpot climbed to an estimated $500 million as more people across the country bought a chance at the biggest prize in nearly a year.
The jackpot has now grown to $675 million dollars for Saturday night's drawing.
Wednesday night's drawing was the sixth largest jackpot in the game's history. There was one $2 million winner in New Mexico, and 12 $1 million winners, none of which were in Pennsylvania.
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Powerball is played in 44 states, the District of Columbia, the U.S. Virgin Islands and Puerto Rico.
And it turns out, Pennsylvania has been good for Powerball; 700,000 Pennsylvanians have won something since the state started playing.
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