Powerball Jackpot Tops $240 Million
POSTED: 6:59 am HST October 12, 2005
UPDATED: 6:07 pm HST October 12, 2005
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The Powerball jackpot for Wednesday night's drawing reached an estimated $240 million.The winning numbers were 4-9-18-51-54.The cash payout option is worth $118 million.The jackpot is one of the 10 largest in the lottery's history. The largest Powerball jackpot was $314 million on Christmas Day 2002. No one managed to match all six numbers in Saturday night's drawing and that hiked the drawing to $240 million.Powerball is played in 27 states, the District of Columbia, and the U.S. Virgin Islands.
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